The Key
2000, Persian. Directed by Ebrahim Forouzesh.
Calamity by four-year old might be another title for this tense, humorous drama. In the story, a four year old boy (Mohammed Aladpoush) is left at home with his baby brother while his mother goes out shopping. She has told him to give the baby his bottle while she is away. However, the boy has a different idea about what he should do, and consumes most of the bottle himself. The hungry baby's cries arouse the neighbors to try and get into the apartment, but it is locked, and the four-year old can't (or, more likely, won't) let them in. Despite a number of near-disasters, the enterprising young boy manages things just well enough (with the occasional help of shouted advice from frantic neighbors) so that serious calamities are avoided.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 20 January 2000
- Original title
- کلید
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami
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The Key runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Key isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 January 2000. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Key?
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Who directed The Key?
The Key (2000) was directed by Ebrahim Forouzesh and stars Mahnaz Ansarian, Abbas Jafari, Amir Mohammad Pourhassan.