You come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
A gorgeous and surprisingly profound meditation on a place and its people.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
The emphasis in this surprisingly cheerful film is on the resilience of the living.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
This slight but insinuating documentary by Abbas Kiarostami...will do nothing to advance or detract from the reputation of the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
It's not enough for the film to show us a child's corpse wrapped in cardboard; we've got to step back to see Kiarostami himself shooting the sad sight, so that it becomes a Godardian ironic statement.Read Full Review »