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Where Is the Friend's House?

1987 · 83 min · Director: Abbas Kiarostami ★ IMDb 8.1 · 23,859 ratings

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As a young protagonist embarks on a humble quest, a beautiful allegory of friendship and morality is revealed. The first film in Kiarostami's Koker trilogy, Where is the Friend's Home? is a unique mélange of poetry, documentary and fiction, that cherishes the everyday in all its abundance.

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Where Is the Friend's House? (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension42 %33 %42 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension43 %38 %40 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Empathy38 %36 %29 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Empathy44 %44 %31 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Empathy56 %55 %48 %0 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Tension55 %53 %49 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity45 %44 %36 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity41 %41 %32 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Empathy44 %43 %36 %3 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Empathy43 %40 %38 %1 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Empathy39 %36 %35 %1 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity39 %35 %31 %4 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity40 %35 %27 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Relief43 %39 %21 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Sadness48 %46 %23 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Empathy51 %51 %35 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Empathy53 %53 %39 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Empathy54 %51 %39 %8 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Tension60 %54 %44 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 81′Relief67 %60 %40 %48 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

BA
Babek Ahmed Poor

BA
Babek Ahmadpour

Ahmad Ahmadpour

AA
Ahmed Ahmed Poor

AA
Ahmed Ahmadpour

Mohamed Reza Nematzadeh

KD
Khodabakhsh Defaei

KB
Kheda Barech Defai

Teacher

IO
Iran Outari

Mother

AA
Ait Ansari

Father

ST
Sadika Taohidi

Persian Neighbour

BM
Biman Mouafi

Ali, a Neighbour

AD
Ali Djamali

Grandfather's Friend

AB
Aziz Babai

Waiter

NG
Nader Ghoulami

Property Owner

AM
Akbar Mouradi

Old Man from Azerbaidjan

TS
Teba Slimani

Husband

MR
Mohammad Reza Parvaneh

Morteza

FB
Farahanka Brothers

Young Boy

MC
Maria Chdjari

Girl Who Stutters

HA
Hamdallah Askar Poor

Old Man

KK
Kadiret Kaoiyen Poor

Religious Old Man

HF
Hager Faraz Poor

Apple Seller

MH
Mohamed Hocine Rouhi

Carpenter

RD
Rafia Difai

Grandfather

Details

Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Written by
Abbas Kiarostami
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
83 min
Country
Iran
Genres
Drama, Family
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.1 · 23,859 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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