Tribute: For Abbas Kiarostami by artists in capital

 With the death of Abbas Kiarostami, Iran’s leading director, world cinema loses one of its true guiding lights.His work in the 1980s, beginning with the utterly simple tale of anguished childhood Where Is the Friend’s Home?, earned him international recognition, while the purity of its documentary, no-budget style and compassionate humanism was much imitated by young directors from emerging countries.

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