The Need
1992, Persian. Directed by Alireza Davoudnejad.
Ali needs a job to take care of his mother. His uncle arranges for him to work at a print shop, but that job has also been promised to another boy...
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1992
- Original title
- نیاز
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Ali Akbar Ghazinezam, Alireza Davoudnejad
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The Need runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Need isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1992. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Need?
The Need (1992) was directed by Alireza Davoudnejad and stars Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, Tarahom Fathi, Shojaoddin Habibian.