The Bread and Alley (1970)
12m
Running Time
January 1, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Returning from an errand to buy bread, a boy finds a menacing dog blocking his way through the alley he must go down to get home. Frightened by the dog's barking, he asks various passers-by for help but no-one pays him any attention, and he must find a solution all by himself: he throws the dog a piece of bread and, while the animal is devouring it, he continues on his way home.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently The Bread and Alley is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Reza Hashemi
Actor
Mehdi Shahravanfar
Actor
Abbas Kiarostami
Director
Taghi Kiarostami
Writer
Mehrdad Fakhimi
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
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The Bread and Alley (Persian: نان و کوچه, Nān o Kūcheh) is a 1970 Iranian short film directed and written by Abbas Kiarostami. The ten-minute film was the first film directed by Kiarostami.
Shot in black and white, the film tells the story of a little boy walking home with a loaf of bread who is confronted by a hungry dog, placing his safety at risk.