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Iron Island (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 29

Fresh: 28

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: A visually creative yet grounded film from Iran, Iron Island is a political allegory that packs a punch.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Mar 31, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: The titular “Iron Island” is a huge rusting tanker off the Iranian coast in which dozens of homeless families have found shelter and formed a community. The head of the ship, Captain Nemat tries to... The titular “Iron Island” is a huge rusting tanker off the Iranian coast in which dozens of homeless families have found shelter and formed a community. The head of the ship, Captain Nemat tries to balance finding jobs, oil, food and even husbands for the poor and struggling families. He controls the “residence” with absolute power which comes to violent crisis when two young lovers attempt to defy his authority and from the increasing pressure of business interests seeking to seize the ship and evict the residents. -- © Kino International [More]

Starring: Ali Nassirian, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Neda Pakdaman, Didar Razeghi

Starring: Ali Nassirian, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Neda Pakdaman, Didar Razeghi, Mehdi Bedeleh, Rahbon Nadali

Director: Mohammad Rasoulof

Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Studio: Kino International

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04/23/09
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

This resonant fable proves again that art flourishes in unlikely places, under the most restrictive conditions.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/22/07
Rex Roberts
Film Journal International
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Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
11/11/06
Stuart Klawans
Nation

Like the great Iranian filmmakers, Rasoulof has no use for the artificiality of heightened drama. He opts, instead, for a more universal humanism, which is a better teaching tool.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/25/06
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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A galloping fable full of offbeat characters and entertaining moments.

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07/21/06
Deborah Young
Variety
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A captivating socio-political allegory with the air of satire as well as fable, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's Iron Island has an Orwellian sting.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/21/06
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

But behind the utopian fairy tale is the genial authoritarianism... Ambivalence has rarely been made so lyrical and lovely.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
07/20/06
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Conflicts, contrasts and apparent paradoxes lap away under the surface, beautifully shot by cinematographer Reza Jallali . . . Iron Island has an eerie, elemental beauty.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
07/13/06
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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07/08/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This is a potent social allegory from Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, told with humor and a feeling of mystery.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/30/06
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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Dramatically engrossing and visually enthralling.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
06/22/06
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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The graceful film by Mohammad Rasoulof balances the residents' humdrum daily lives with magical, dreamlike moments that provide hope where hope often has no place.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
05/26/06
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'Iron Island' provides no comforting answers, choosing instead to remain ambiguous...

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05/23/06
Gloria Monti
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05/06/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Iran's recent growlings under its new president make such a film as Iron Island all the more remarkable.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
04/21/06
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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A harrowing, one-of-a-kind movie.

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04/21/06
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

There is a whole teeming city on this derelict boat, and watching everyone doing their jobs (many of which involve taking the ship apart and selling the pieces as scrap metal) is quite involving.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/20/06
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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A thrilling example of the cunning political allegory woven into vivid concretism that invigorates contemporary Iranian cinema.

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04/20/06
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

A powerful political allegory.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/19/06
Richard James Havis
Hollywood Reporter
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This is what cinema is about. Taking the viewer into a completely alien world and trying to make some sense out of it.

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04/06/06
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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