A first-time feature from Samira Makhmalbaf, an Iranian filmmaker who mixes fact and fiction to riveting, if disturbing, effect.
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04/03/01
The Apple (1998)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:15
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7/10
Genre: Childrens
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04/03/01
In its own quiet way, Makhmalbaf's auspicious feature debut echoes [a] sense of rebellion not only against such sexual discrimination, but also against all forms of inequality and injustice.
04/03/01
Makhmalbaf elicits remarkably unaffected performances.
04/03/01
While the film is remarkable for what it does manage to show us...it didn't sufficiently get under the surface.
01/01/00
"About women's rights in a country where women are seen as inferior."
01/01/00
Unusual and evocative in many different ways.
01/01/00
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