Delbaran

Acclaimed director Abolfazl Jalili offers a compassionate story of the young Afghan refugee who lives illegally in Iran 14yearold Kaim drifts to the Delbaran crossing on the AfghanIran border where he finds work at a coffee shop frequented by truck drivers He feels at home in this small oasis of friendliness though the sounds of war can be heard in the background violent bandits prowl the roads and opium is everywhere As we watch Kaim run from one task to another day after day we soon realize that we are watching a boy who is being cheated out of his childhood