Baran
2001 1h 30m movie Film

Baran

باران

Synopsis

باران

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

The 2000–2002 Other Asia Window

20 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Baran sits at position #5.

  1. Days of El Sadat
    #1

    Days of El Sadat

    ★ 8.1 · 2001

  2. The Headmaster
    #2

    The Headmaster

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  3. A Time for Drunken Horses
    #3

    A Time for Drunken Horses

    ★ 7.6 · 2000

  4. His Excellency the Minister
    #4

    His Excellency the Minister

    ★ 7.6 · 2002

  5. Baran

    #5

    Baran

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

  6. Land of Fear
    #6

    Land of Fear

    ★ 7.4 · 2000

  7. I'm Taraneh, 15
    #7

    I'm Taraneh, 15

    ★ 7.2 · 2002

  8. A Cultural Film
    #8

    A Cultural Film

    ★ 6.8 · 2000

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Baran. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Baran premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
66
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #96 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #71 of 356 (top 20%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Iran
Original Language Persian
Spoken Languages Azerbaijani, Persian
Production Companies Fouad Nahas
Runtime 1h 30m
Release Date January 31, 2001
IMDb tt0233841
Official Site baran.cinemajidi.com

Themes & Motifs

  • bus
  • rain
  • afghanistan
  • tea
  • teheran (tehran)
  • iran
  • truck
  • love
  • crying
  • construction site
  • construction
  • shoe

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