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Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987): Cast & Box Office

Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987) movie poster

Where Is the Friend’s House? is a 1987 family drama directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Akbar Mouradi as Old Man from Azerbaidjan, Ali Djamali and Babek Ahmed Poor. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes and earned $14,413 worldwide.

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Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 23m (83 min)
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Genres
Drama , Family , Adventure
Original language
Persian
Studio
Kanoon
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Where Is the Friend’s House? About?

The premise of Where Is the Friend’s House? without spoilers.

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend’s notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Where Is the Friend’s House? Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • school
  • homework
  • village
  • rural setting
  • helpfulness
  • gentle cinema
  • quest
  • child
  • tardiness
  • mother son relationship
  • real life brothers not playing brothers
  • notebook
+38 more
  • iran
  • carpenter
  • education
  • minimalism
  • slow cinema
  • postmodern
  • friendship between boys
  • false lead
  • child labor
  • persian family
  • classroom discipline
  • adolescent protagonist
  • iranian cinema
  • family drama
  • children and adults
  • donkey
  • ignoring a child
  • unable to follow directions
  • strict teacher
  • 8 year old boy
  • written by director
  • impossible quest
  • pressed flower
  • fear of dogs
  • sent on an errand
  • self sacrifice
  • dead end
  • lost item
  • doing homework
  • conscientiousness
  • windstorm
  • coming of age drama
  • quest adventure
  • urban adventure
  • meta fiction
  • arthouse
  • scolding
  • question in title
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Cast & crew

Where Is the Friend’s House? Cast & Characters

Akbar Mouradi leads the cast as Old Man from Azerbaidjan, with Ali Djamali as Grandfather's Friend and Babek Ahmed Poor as Ahmed Ahmadpour. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami; 22 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Where Is the Friend’s House?

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From the director

More from Abbas Kiarostami

More films directed by Abbas Kiarostami, best-rated first: Close-Up, Ten, The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.

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Box office

Where Is the Friend’s House? Box Office

Where Is the Friend’s House? grossed $14,413 worldwide.

1987 box office

Worldwide gross

$14.4K

International
$14.4K
Details

Where Is the Friend’s House? Also Known As

38 alternative titles, including “Where Is The Friend's House?” and “Where Is the Friend's Home?”.

Also known as
  • Where Is The Friend's House?
  • Where Is the Friend's Home?
  • Khane-ye doost kojast?
  • Where Is My Friend's Home?
  • Where Is My Friend's House?
  • Waar Is het Huis van Mijn Vriend?
  • Khane-ye doust kodjast?
  • Onde Fica a Casa do Meu Amigo?
  • خانه‌ دوست کجاست؟
  • Où est la maison de mon ami ?
  • Arkadaşımın Evi Nerede?
  • 내 친구의 집은 어디인가
+26 more
  • Gdzie jest dom mojego przyjaciela?
  • ¿Dónde queda la casa de mi amigo?
  • Gdje je kuća mojega prijatelja?
  • Hvor er min vens hus?
  • Ystävä hädässä
  • Missä on ystävän talo?
  • Πού είναι το σπίτι του φίλου μου;
  • Hol a barátom háza?
  • Dov'è la casa del mio amico?
  • 友だちのうちはどこ?
  • Hvor er min venns hus?
  • Gde je kuća moga druga
  • Где дом друга?
  • ¿Dónde está la casa de mi amigo?
  • Var är min väns hus?
  • Var finns min väns hus?
  • 何處是我朋友的家?
  • Wo ist das Haus meines Freundes?
  • أين بيت الصديق؟
  • Dostumun Evi Haradadır?
  • 踏破鐵鞋無覓處
  • 何处是我朋友的家
  • Къде е домът на приятеля?
  • Kur draugo namas?
  • Kde je dům mého přítele?
  • Kde je dom môjho priateľa?

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FAQ

Where Is the Friend’s House? FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Where Is the Friend’s House?, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Where Is the Friend’s House??

Where Is the Friend’s House? runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).

When was Where Is the Friend’s House? released?

Where Is the Friend’s House? was released on February 1, 1987.

Who directed Where Is the Friend’s House??

Where Is the Friend’s House? was directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

More films by Abbas Kiarostami

Who is in the cast of Where Is the Friend’s House??

Where Is the Friend’s House? stars Akbar Mouradi as Old Man from Azerbaidjan, Ali Djamali as Grandfather's Friend and Babek Ahmed Poor as Ahmed Ahmadpour, among 22 credited actors.

How much did Where Is the Friend’s House? make at the box office?

Where Is the Friend’s House? grossed $14,413 worldwide.

Does Where Is the Friend’s House? have a post-credit scene?

No. Where Is the Friend’s House? has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Where Is the Friend’s House? in?

The original language of Where Is the Friend’s House? is Persian.

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