1978 | Iran | Fiction

Rah Hal-e Yek (Solution No. 1)

  • Persian English 12 mins
  • Director | Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer | Abbas Kiarostami
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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The rare Kanoon film that doesn’t involve children, this unusual road movie was made during the revolution and afforded Abbas Kiarostami what may have been a welcome escape from the capital. Shot amid spectacular mountain scenery north of Tehran, it shows a young man on a roadside with a tire, trying to get a ride. After several minutes of failure, he simply takes the tire and rolls it down the mountain, a lyrical visual journey that’s accompanied by a triumphal score.

Perseverance Solitude Journey Ingenuity Landscape
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The Criterion Collection
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