Children of Petroleum (Bacheh-haye naft)
German title: Kinder des Öls
Francaise title: Les enfants du pétrole
Greek title: Τα Παιδιά του Πετρελαίου
Russian title: Дети нефти
Original title: Bacheh-haye naft
Alternative titles:
Oil Children / Die Pipeline-Kinder
Youth drama – Iran
Production year: 2001
Movie length: 90 minutes
Director: Ebrahim Forouzesh
Writer: Ebrahim Forouzesh
Cinematograph: Behzad Ali-Abadiyan
Music: Behnam Sabuhi
Movie description:
In the absence of the father, members of a family are obliged to manage their lives. 11-year-old son of the family rises against the injustice that oppresses them and ultimately saves his sister from the evil that threatens her.
An 11 year old boy in Masjed Soleyman, the southern Iranian oil center, is trying to earn a living with his mother and two sisters. Eight months after they last heard from his father who left for Kuwait as a temporary worker, they still owe money to a local man who holds their mule as collateral on his fathers loan. The interest is mounting and the man wants the 10 year old sister as his wife in exchange. The son tries a variety of ways to make money, including offloading concrete bags, taking back the mule to carry skimmed oil, and stealing flowers to sell on mourning day. Desperate to make enough to pay off the whole debt, the son bets with the local oil workers kids, that he can walk across a ravine on a high oil pipeline without falling.
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