Saw “Baran”, Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi, thanks to Makkal TV. Another classic from the auteur. His clear focus over the subject & treatment needs appreciation. Simple yet powerful characters, subtle performance, realistic locations and excellent direction.

Though it looks like a simple love story between an Iranian boy and an Afghan girl, the movie conveys an altogether different feel, at the end. The director, I believe, wanted to show the plight of Afghan refugees in Iran and he has cleverly used a love story kind of feel to register his sentiments. Nothing is forced on the audience and everything takes place naturally. Just a shade of the struggle the people undergo is shown, but we can feel the intensity. He has given the movie a very soft feel which ironically, reveals hard and plain truth.