Bashu, the Little Stranger
Movie • 1989 • Drama
ReportDuring the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
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dead fish are sold at bazaar market
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bombings and loud thunderous crashing sounds are often looped throughout the film. would probably bother a lot of sound-sensitive people
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the main child is often ridiculed for his dark skin / colorism
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the child isn't abandoned, but his family is killed, so he is left without parents or family
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main child suffers from PTSD from bombings/war/his family being killed over and over throughout the film
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the main woman does hold the child under the water for a bit too long while washing him
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cultural divides are stereotyped
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the child's family dies in the beginning
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the main child has a lot of crying attacks because no one can understand him, and because he lost his family
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main child is beaten up by group of mean bullying boys multiple times
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the main child is made fun of for crying
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not on screen, but the husband returns at the end missing his hand and arm. it's hidden beneath a jacket the entire time though
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the child's family dies in the beginning
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not babies but two very young children
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i think god is mentioned but i can't recall
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not a shower scene but multiple bathing scenes
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the main child has a lot of meltdowns
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his parents, mostly his mom, come back as spirits who watch everything that happens to him, and he can see them
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not quite unconscious, but the main woman and the main child do both become delirious at two different points from fever
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the main child has nowhere to go and is found under a watchtower / in the forest
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a river is shown multiple times
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at the beginning the child's family is shown in various states of demise, but they are not graphic. however they are shown as spirits throughout the movie, and it is known that his family is deceased
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