The Key - 1986
Directed by Ebrahim Forouzesh
A young boy experiences a series of misadventures when he is left home alone with his baby brother. Though the problems he comes across are insignificant and easily fixable to an adult, they are significantly magnified when seen through the eyes of a child.
Color, 1 hour 16 minutes, Farsi
Original Title: Kelid
Trailer currently not available
Star Rating
Firouzan Rank # 41
Cast
| Amir Mohammad Pourhassan | |
| Emad Taheri | |
| Fatemeh Assar | |
| Manijeh Pourhassan | |
| Firouzeh Pourhassan | |
| Abbas Jafari | |
| Morad Mohammadi | |
| Mahnaz Anasrian |
Crew
| Writer | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Director | Ebrahim Forouzesh |
| Producer | Ali Reza Zarrin |
| Director of Photography | Mohammad Aladpoush |
| Sound Recordist | Nezam Aldin Kiaee Ahmad Asghari |
| Editor | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Sound Mixer | Chengiz Seyyed |
Pictures

The boy peacefully sleeps unaware of the hectic day he is about to experience.

Troubles begin in his attempt at refilling his bird's water bowl.

Something as simple as turning on the sink is not easy for a child with limited reach.

Trying to calm the baby.

A concerned neighbor goes searching for the boy's mother who had gone shopping.

Unaware of his big brother's problems.

The boy is unable to let his neighbor in without a key.

The boy's granny tries to help the neighbor, the two are concerned that gas may be leaking into the apartment.

Granny instructs the boy with the aid of a greens salesman's bullhorn.

The Key.
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