On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.
Baran has generally received very positive reviews.
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Baran was released in 2001 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 119 reviews, giving Baran (2001) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 78%, Baran is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Black Hawk Down, Ocean's Eleven and The Piano Teacher.
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