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The Traveler

7.2(54)19741h 13m2

Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors.

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Released
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Language
English
  • stadium
  • truancy
  • goalpost

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Behind the camera

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Iran

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)IFC Center1 Aug 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (Digitally Restored Version)2 Aug 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Northwest Film Forum15 Sept 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival1 Oct 2004
    • Theatrical (limited)14IMS Paulista ("Abbas Kiarostami em Retrospectiva" - 2K Restoration)21 Jul 2026
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical22 Jan 1992
    • Theatrical (limited)Centre Pompidou (Restored Version)20 May 2021
  • IranIR

    • Theatrical6 Nov 1974
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Portuguesa25 Sept 1992

Frequently asked questions

The Traveler was released on 6 November 1974.

Audience reviews

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    Jack

    5/28/2022

    6/10

    Although it is surprisingly charming and sweet, **Kiarostami's debut feature** could easily be viewed as a lesser version of some of his more famous films (_Where is the Friend's House_ mainly). It's kind of slow, although when there is such an apparent drive towards something, in this case, getting to Tehran to watch the national soccer game, it is intriguing to see where our character ends up. But with that, seeing…

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