Synopse
Ali, who lost his father in the war, defies his mother and quits school to find work. Through a neighbour, he gets a job on a building site, but the work is hard and the teenager can't cope. When he gets the chance to learn the job of printer, he seizes it. The problem is, there is only one job, but two applicants. A macabre competition begins for the job and thus a better life between Ali and his rival. For Iran, The Need deals with the economic plight of the country and high unemployment extremely critically.
Info
Original Title: Niaz
International Title: The Need
Category: Feature
Section: Iran Deluxe
Version & Subtitles: Persian OV with English subtitles
Director: Alireza Davoodnejad
Screenplay: Ali Akbar Ghazi Nezam
Cast/Protagonists: Ali Suri, Tarahom Fathi, Mohammad Reza Davoudnejad, Shohreh Lorestani, Ezatollah Solhju Mehraban
Production country: Iran
Year of Production: 1991
Length: 82 min
Producer: Ali Vajed Samii
Cinematography: Hossein Maleki
Editor: Mohammad Reza Muini
Music: Mohammad Reza Aligholi
Distributor: Farabi Cinema Foundation






