BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23865@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Cinema Derive - BASHU\, THE LITTLE STRANGER 1989 DTSTAMP:20260615T232044Z DTSTART:20260621T170000Z DTEND:20260621T220000Z DESCRIPTION:Genre: Iran\, Cinema\, Drama\nLine up: Susan Taslimi\, Parviz P oorhosseini\, Adnan Afravian\nOpen: 19:00 - 00:00 hrs\nTickets: € 3\n\nBAS HU\, THE LITTLE STRANGER 1989\n(Bashu\, gharibeye koochak\, باشو غریبه کوچ ک)\nDirected by Bahram Beyzai\n121 minutes\nPersian and Arabic\, with Engl ish subtitles\nHere is a movie from Iran which helps give us deeper insigh ts than all the\nstatistics and the headlines we receive\, which are alway s\, in the end\, abstract.\nCrafted by Iranian director Bahram Beyzai (Str anger and the Fog) who conjured up\nhis own style of cinema\, weaving toge ther illuminating imagery and music. His\nfilms are dramas\, but often hav e a surreal edge to them\, as if we're entering\nterritory we are unfamili ar with. His movies are often also about strangers\, the\npeople on the ed ge of society.\nThis flick focuses on Bashu\, a child from an Arabic commu nity within Iran. At\nthe very beginning of the movie young Bashu witnesse s the Iraq bombing of his\nhome and death of his entire family during the Iran-Iraq War. With all ties\nbroken\, he runs into the landscape towards the northern part of Iran. The main\nstory kicks in when a woman finds him and tries to care for Bashu who is almost\nlike a wild animal afraid of h uman contact. The film is about her coaxing him\nin\, even though they can 't speak the same language along with the fact that\nBashu is psychologica lly damaged.\nThere are so many themes touched upon in this journey. First and foremost it's\nabout the victims of war of course\, which is especial ly pertinent to what's\nhappening today. Also\, director Bahram Beyzai oft en places strong independent\nwomen at the centre of his films\, marginali sed figures who go against the grain\,\nfollow their own instincts instead of traditional customs\, and pursue their own\nvision. In this tale\, act ress Susan Taslimi portrays the resilient woman who\nrefuses to obey the c lass and race divisions within her community and it's her\nperformance tha t lies at the heart of the film and makes it radiate.\nAs one viewer said: "او، مثل همه‌ى بچه‌ها، فرزند آفتاب و زمين است." URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinema-derive-bashu-the-little-stranger -1989 GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923 LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,cinema,classes,community,drama,film,iran,music,pe rformance,stories,vondelparkbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Genre: Iran, Cinema, Drama
Line up: Susan Taslimi, Parviz Poorhosseini, Adnan Afrav ian
Open: 19:00 - 00:00 hrs
Tickets: € 3

BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER 1989
(Bashu, gharibeye koochak, باشو غریبه کوچک)
Directed by Bahram Beyzai
121 minutes
Persia n and Arabic, with English subtitles
Here is a movie from Iran which h elps give us deeper insights than all the statistics and the headlines we receive, which are always, in the end, abstract. Crafted by Iranian direct or Bahram Beyzai (Stranger and the Fog) who conjured up his own style of c inema, weaving together illuminating imagery and music. His films are dram as, but often have a surreal edge to them, as if we're entering territory we are unfamiliar with. His movies are often also about strangers, the peo ple on the edge of society.
This flick focuses on Bashu, a child from an Arabic community within Iran. At the very beginning of the movie young Bashu witnesses the Iraq bombing of his home and death of his entire fami ly during the Iran-Iraq War. With all ties broken, he runs into the landsc ape towards the northern part of Iran. The main story kicks in when a woma n finds him and tries to care for Bashu who is almost like a wild animal a fraid of human contact. The film is about her coaxing him in, even though they can't speak the same language along with the fact that Bashu is psych ologically damaged.
There are so many themes touched upon in this jou rney. First and foremost it's about the victims of war of course, which is especially pertinent to what's happening today. Also, director Bahram Bey zai often places strong independent women at the centre of his films, marg inalised figures who go against the grain, follow their own instincts inst ead of traditional customs, and pursue their own vision. In this tale, act ress Susan Taslimi portrays the resilient woman who refuses to obey the cl ass and race divisions within her community and it's her performance that lies at the heart of the film and makes it radiate.
As one viewer sai d: "او، مثل همه‌ى بچه‌ها، فرزند آفتاب و زمين است."

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