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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
A more knowledgeable person could explain how Rasoulof's vision of Arabia in miniature reflects the personality of chronically divided people, but Iron Island should also ring true to anyone who's ever attended a committee meeting.
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.
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Writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof's feel for his characters' plight, his eye for telling detail and his warm touches of humor infuse this crisply told tale with an eloquent vigor.
Dramatically engrossing and visually enthralling.
Top CriticA harrowing, one-of-a-kind movie.
Despite technical and story deficiencies, this is a film that's as well intentioned as its complex central figure.
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A lyrical tale told with compassion about a group of dispossessed Iranians who form a community aboard a decaying oil tanker.
'Iron Island' provides no comforting answers, choosing instead to remain ambiguous...
This resonant fable proves again that art flourishes in unlikely places, under the most restrictive conditions.
This is what cinema is about. Taking the viewer into a completely alien world and trying to make some sense out of it.
A powerful political allegory.
A thrilling example of the cunning political allegory woven into vivid concretism that invigorates contemporary Iranian cinema.
Poetically evokes a spirit of community.
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.
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.
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Iran's recent growlings under its new president make such a film as Iron Island all the more remarkable.
Top CriticSparse of plot, Iron Island is visually rich.
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