what if francois truffaut have make 400 blow in iran . well and he would probably have end up with something like amir naderi masterpiece and runner . i love movie about child force to face the world of adult such a muddy river spirit of the beehive and my life a a dog and pixote and forbidden game . please add runner to this list because it be extraordinary . a young boy and who have lose his parent and survives by shin shoe and carry giant ice block through the scorch sun to men work on the waterfront . it be painful to see the boy and quite literally and run for his life a the ice he cradle threaten to melt before he can reach his destination . the boy be totally believable and his situation be dire . he still find time to squeeze a drop of enjoyment from his difficult life and though and and there be a stunning sequence where the boy and his friend race to the horizon where flame oil fire incinerate the sky . every shot be compelling and every frame an emotion laden snapshot of rich reality . what a marvelous adventure this film be and an adventure that be also magnificent film make with not an ounce of fat .