Characters & Themes
The Key (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 85 mins · Persian
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- Directed by
- Ebrahim Forouzesh
- Starring
- Abbas Jafari, Emad Taheri, Amir Mohammad Pourhassan, Mahnaz Ansarian
A tense yet comic drama follows a four‑year‑old left alone with his infant brother while their mother shops. Tasked with giving the baby his bottle, the boy drinks most of it, prompting hungry cries that rouse nosy neighbours. Locked out, he refuses entry, and despite several near‑disasters he manages with shouted advice to avert serious calamities.
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