Where Is the Friend's Home?

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Where Is the Friend's Home?
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Directed by	Abbas Kiarostami
Produced by	Ali Reza Zarrin
Written by	Abbas Kiarostami
Starring	Babek Ahmed Poor Ahmed Ahmed Poor
Cinematography	Farhad Saba
Editing by	Abbas Kiarostami
Running time	83 min.
Language	Persian
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Where Is the Friend's Home? (Khane-ye doust kodjast?) (aka Where Is My Friend's House?) is a 1987 Iranian film directed and written by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.

The film tells a deceptively simple account of a conscientious schoolboy's quest to return his friend's notebook in a neighboring village, since, should his friend fail to hand it in the next day, it is likely he will get expelled. Hence this film has been seen as a metaphor for the sense of civil duty of the Iranian people, as well as a film about loyalty and everyday heroics.

It has been noted for its poetic use of the Iranian rural landscape, its earnest realism and its touching humour – all hallmarks of Kiarostami's work. It is the first part of what has become known as Kiarostami's "Earthquake trilogy" (completed by Life, and Nothing More... and Through the Olive Trees).