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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Ali Nassirian, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Neda Pakdaman, Didar Razeghi
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
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Reviews for Iron Island
This resonant fable proves again that art flourishes in unlikely places, under the most restrictive conditions.
02/22/07
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11/11/06
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.
08/25/06
Top CriticA galloping fable full of offbeat characters and entertaining moments.
07/21/06
Top CriticA captivating socio-political allegory with the air of satire as well as fable, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's Iron Island has an Orwellian sting.
07/21/06
But behind the utopian fairy tale is the genial authoritarianism... Ambivalence has rarely been made so lyrical and lovely.
07/20/06
Conflicts, contrasts and apparent paradoxes lap away under the surface, beautifully shot by cinematographer Reza Jallali . . . Iron Island has an eerie, elemental beauty.
07/13/06
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07/08/06
This is a potent social allegory from Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, told with humor and a feeling of mystery.
06/30/06
Top CriticDramatically engrossing and visually enthralling.
06/22/06
Top CriticThe graceful film by Mohammad Rasoulof balances the residents' humdrum daily lives with magical, dreamlike moments that provide hope where hope often has no place.
05/26/06
'Iron Island' provides no comforting answers, choosing instead to remain ambiguous...
05/23/06
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05/06/06
Iran's recent growlings under its new president make such a film as Iron Island all the more remarkable.
04/21/06
Top CriticA harrowing, one-of-a-kind movie.
04/21/06
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.
04/20/06
Top CriticA thrilling example of the cunning political allegory woven into vivid concretism that invigorates contemporary Iranian cinema.
04/20/06
A powerful political allegory.
04/19/06
Top CriticThis is what cinema is about. Taking the viewer into a completely alien world and trying to make some sense out of it.
04/06/06
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