The Spectacles
1978, English. Directed by Hossein Torabi.
The story begin with a boy’s routine visit to optometrist. He has poor eyesight and is prescribed with glasses. That is the beginning of the troubles for the little boy, who lives with his single mother in poor outskirts of the capital.
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- 0h 20m
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- English
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The Spectacles runs 20 minutes (0h 20m).
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The Spectacles isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Spectacles?
If you liked The Spectacles, try Blindness, About a Boy, City Lights.
Who directed The Spectacles?
The Spectacles (1978) was directed by Hossein Torabi and stars Azar Fakhr.