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The Runner

7.219841h 34mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorAmir Naderi
WritersBehrouz Gharibpour·Amir Naderi
ProducerAli Reza Zarrin

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Amir Naderi

Majid Niroumand
Majid Niroumand
Amiro
Musa Torkizadeh
Musa Torkizadeh
Abbas Nazeri
Abbas Nazeri
Alireza Gholmzade
Alireza Gholmzade
Ali Pasdarzade
Ali Pasdarzade
Shirzad Bashkal
Shirzad Bashkal

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The Runner is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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