Synopsis
دونده
A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and collecting deposit bottles. Although he sometimes finds himself at odds with both adults and competing older kids, he finds solace in dreams about departing cargo ships and airplanes—and by running.
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The 1980s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Other Asia, 23 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Runner premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 47th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 54% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Runner, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- port city · 2
- farsi · 1
- orphan · 27
- childhood · 12
- iran · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #119 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #88 of 356 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Kanoon |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | December 20, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0088992 |