The Traveler

A young boy living in a small Iranian town dreams of traveling to Tehran to watch a major match featuring the national football team. To fund the trip and purchase a ticket, he ignores his studies and spends his time manipulating his neighbors and friends through various scams.

Directed, produced, and written by Abbas Kiarostami, this drama was released in 1974. It is the third of 22 films directed by Kiarostami, following Experience and preceding Two Solutions to One Problem. The film stars Hassan Darabi in the lead role of Qassem, alongside Pare Gol Atashjameh as his mother.

The movie was produced by Kanoon and has a runtime of 73 minutes. It has been received positively by viewers, holding a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDb based on 2,500 votes and a 7.2/10 on TMDB from 51 votes.