Rotten
Another vacuous melodrama/thriller that doesn't lay a glove on the era's historical complexities.
Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
Septembers of Shiraz
Based on true events
2015 · 1h 50m · PG-13
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Wayne Blair
Overview
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Long on cardboard characterizations and short on genuine tension.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
It's a movie whose good heart is outweighed by its heavy hand.
Ken Jaworowski, New York Times
Rotten
Heavy with earnest good intentions but too underpowered and oddly packaged to deliver the emotional gut punch its subject demands, Septembers of Shiraz is a disappointing misfire.
Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
This autobiographically inspired tale of a wealthy Jewish family in Tehran suffering under Iran's shift to fundamentalist Islam, which played in print as hard-hitting but nuanced, now feels like a simplistic, somewhat pandering melodrama.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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