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Secret Ballot (2002)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:47
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A moderately funny comedy that will reward patient viewers.
Theatrical Release:Aug 9, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Babak Payami (ONE MORE DAY) looks at the problems of bringing democracy to Iran in this political and cultural satire, which could almost be called "neo-surrealist" in... [More]
Starring: Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Ab, Youssef Habashi, Farrokh Sho
Director: Babak Payami
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Reviews for Secret Ballot
Top CriticA comedy that provides serious testament to the arduous, often dreary, always imperfect work of democracy.
09/13/02
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09/10/02
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09/09/02
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09/09/02
It's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part.
09/06/02
Beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm.
09/06/02
The filmmaker's greatest achievement is that he avoids preaching or taking sides and deftly proves that the weightiest issues can still come tinged with humor and irony.
09/06/02
An ironic speculation on democracy in a culture unaccustomed to it.
09/05/02
A rarity among recent Iranian films: It's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist's plight.
09/05/02
Payami tries to raise some serious issues about Iran's electoral process, but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast.
09/03/02
If you're willing to surrender to its languid, indirect style and its offbeat comic sense, you may find it a rich and rewarding little film.
09/01/02
There is something that is so meditative and lyrical about Babak Payami’s boldly quirky Iranian drama Secret Ballot...a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of Middle Eastern world politics
09/01/02
The pace of the film is very slow (for obvious reasons) and that too becomes off-putting.
08/30/02
A beguiling, slow-moving parable about the collision of past and present on a remote seacoast in Iran.
08/30/02
Top CriticThere has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes. I believe the message is in the messenger: The agent is a woman.
08/30/02
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08/30/02
A gem, captured in the unhurried, low-key style favored by many directors of the Iranian new wave.
08/29/02
There are some really funny moments in here.
08/27/02
Top CriticBy turns whimsical and absurdist, Babek Payami's Secret Ballot is a slight but likable Iranian film with the flavor of a shaggy-dog story conceived by Samuel Beckett and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
08/23/02
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