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Want to heal your inner child??

Tonikaku Tonikaku 2026-09-27 14:52:36 About question
Watch Abbas Kiarostami's film - Where's the friend's house.



Link - https://archive.org/details/abbas-kiarostami_complete-films/Where-Is-The-Friends-House_Abbas-Kiarostami_1987.mp4
(With subs)


I don't usually go out of my way to recommend films but i have a strong feeling a lot of users here will benefit from watching this film. It truly healed some part of me just by the way of the representation, I love to watch Iranian films because the characters and locations and stories feel so bloody real, it's almost like if these characters popped out of the screen, I would love to just sit and talk with them. And that's rare for me. What a film. I felt heard and seen and represented, something deeply embedded within my chest got dislodged and i wept like a baby at its release. This is what good storytelling does. I can't thank the creator enough, he is dead now unfortunately but I know he knows. He knew, that's why he made this film. Strong storytelling. Beautifully shot. Superlatively performed. Deceptively simple but carrying a great wealth of empathy and granular understanding which is so rare. Feel free to talk about it in the comment section once you have watched it.

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oomf September 29, 2026 7:11 pm

have you seen a moment of innocence? i absolutely adore it

Tonikaku September 30, 2026 3:38 am

Not yet. But I was watching Close up by Kiarostami and it's about a man impersonating Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who is the director of A moment of innocence. So it's definitely on my list <3 I will ping you once I have watched it.

Bread September 27, 2026 3:07 pm

I think you will like khaled hosseini's novel the kite runner

Also Mahmoud darwish's poetry

They invoke somewhat same feelings

Tonikaku September 27, 2026 3:33 pm

Oh I haven't checked out Mahmoud Darwish, thank you for reccing.

LA0R0O September 27, 2026 4:57 pm

Mahmoud dawrish mention ?? I didnt even know people would know him on this site, that's so cool

Bread September 27, 2026 5:02 pm
Mahmoud dawrish mention ?? I didnt even know people would know him on this site, that's so cool LA0R0O

I also like rumi's quotes
Though his things are translated to English
If you like Mahmoud darwish you will also like him
Though he is already pretty famous
just wanted to mention him
Cause he is also one of my fav

Tonikaku September 27, 2026 5:05 pm
I also like rumi's quotes Though his things are translated to English If you like Mahmoud darwish you will also like him Though he is already pretty famous just wanted to mention him Cause he is also one of my ... Bread

Oh I love Rumi. I often rec his poetry to friends.

LA0R0O September 27, 2026 5:06 pm
I also like rumi's quotes Though his things are translated to English If you like Mahmoud darwish you will also like him Though he is already pretty famous just wanted to mention him Cause he is also one of my ... Bread

Thank you for the suggestion! I was born in Jordan so mahmoud darwish is pretty famous for his poetry here, I remember studying about him when I was younger :)

Do you happen to know ahmad shouqi?

Bread September 27, 2026 8:12 pm
Oh I love Rumi. I often rec his poetry to friends. Tonikaku

Me too
I often post them on my stories

Bread September 27, 2026 8:18 pm
Thank you for the suggestion! I was born in Jordan so mahmoud darwish is pretty famous for his poetry here, I remember studying about him when I was younger :) Do you happen to know ahmad shouqi? LA0R0O

I don't know Ahmad shouqi but would definitely check him out !
I got to know Mahmoud darwish cause my father had this really old book of poetry in his collection I found it in high school and then it was all "I am 14 and this is deep" lol because I liked those a lot
There is some unique kind of comfort and nostalgia in Mahmoud's works
And then I read his biography afterwards and the way he writes for his country is amazing
He was soooo good

NerdJos glasses cleaner September 27, 2026 3:01 pm

Okie I'll watch it

Tonikaku September 27, 2026 3:41 pm

<3