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Bashu, the Little Stranger
74%
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2h 0m
AI Analysis
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children o… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~120 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Bashu, the Little Stranger 74% (34 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-02-13
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 43980
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During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Bashu, the Little Stranger is approximately 120 minutes.
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