Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriter/ Producer**: Abbas Kiarostami Join us for Abbas Kiarostami’s remarkable feature debut with this simple, intimate, and haunting tale of childish obsessions and the means we’ll use to fulfill them. Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors. A quest film that’s also a study of youthful obsession, it’s filmed in edgy black and white with a quiet energy that matches its hero’s. *The Traveler* has an acridly ironic ending and one of the best performances by a child in Kiarostami’s early work. **Picks from the Video Store** Visit our Kiarostami director’s section to take home more beautifully observed Iranian cinema! *Close-Up, Shirin, Certified Copy* **Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.