Fresh
A strong entry in the recent plethora of Iranian neo-realist films.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Taraneh is a model 15-year-old Iranian girl, studious and filial, who supports her ailing grandmother with a job at a photo shop and visits her father (who has been imprisoned for reasons never made clear in the film) bearing gifts of cigarettes and magazines. But when Amir, a young man from a well-off family, sets his sights on Taraneh and courts her with an intensity that borders on stalking, her well-ordered life spirals into chaos.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Tomatometer
Fresh
Sadr-Ameli opts for a tone of distanced objectivity, where melodramatic revelations are slow-pedaled; his documentary background is evident in the detailed portrait of institutional sexism and an even-handed struggle with the ethics of abortion.
R. Emmet Sweeney, Village Voice
Fresh
This Iranian film quietly observes the title character's transformation from naïve schoolgirl to wary but proud single mother.
Dana Stevens, New York Times
Fresh
In its quiet way, Taraneh touches the hot issues -- jail, divorce, teenage love, unwed maternity -- and comes up with a convincing, positive answer to all.
Deborah Young, Variety
Fresh
Taraneh is superbly played by same-named Taraneh Alidousti, whose angelic face is made for the movie camera.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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