Renowned filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf
directs this subtle, challenging film about the iniquities between the
rich and poor in modern Iran. Nasim is an Afghani refugee who is in dire
need of money to pay for treatment of his ailing wife. Unable to find
work, he wagers to spend an entire week on a bicycle, circling the area
outside his town. A sleazy promoter starts touting him as the Afghani
superman, and soon bookies and food vendors start making money off
Nasim's abject suffering.
The Cyclist (1989), Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Renowned filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf
directs this subtle, challenging film about the iniquities between the
rich and poor in modern Iran. Nasim is an Afghani refugee who is in dire
need of money to pay for treatment of his ailing wife. Unable to find
work, he wagers to spend an entire week on a bicycle, circling the area
outside his town. A sleazy promoter starts touting him as the Afghani
superman, and soon bookies and food vendors start making money off
Nasim's abject suffering.
