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Baran (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 62
Fresh: 55
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Consensus: The lyrical Baran is a moving film, both for its love story and political underpinnings.
Theatrical Release: Dec 7, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: From Iranian director Majid Majidi (CHILDREN OF HEAVEN), BARAN is the story of Lateef, a 17-year-old boy who lives in Teheran and works in the kitchen on a construction site. Hotheaded and always ready for a fight, Lateef resents his boss... [More]
Starring: Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji, Hossein Mahjoub
Director: Majid Majidi
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06/27/03
Filled with honest performances and exceptional detail, Baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity.
06/22/03
a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing
03/30/03
It stays with you in fleeting images of gazing faces, muddy footprints, small fires lit against the chill.
12/20/02
The faces of its inarticulate characters tell the story, and Majidi has put some amazing faces on the screen.
12/19/02
It reminds us of what a film can be when it's drawn from the heart of an artist who believes in the medium as something more than a product or commodity.
12/13/02
Top Critic The film's sharp, often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard...
11/01/02
This rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd, and that's about all it does well.
10/24/02
Baran isn't the most transporting or gripping film from Iran -- or, indeed, by its director -- but it's a worthy companion to the many fine, focused films emerging from that most surprising of nations.
09/06/02
Juxtaposes a vibrant, modern Iran against the harsh existence of its refugees for a film that is both political and powerfully personal.
09/05/02
[Majidi] makes us think twice about immigrants we see around us every day.
08/09/02
Top Critic Offers viewers an honest portrayal of the realistic dilemmas confronting its characters and of the inspiring ways by which they learn to overcome them.
08/05/02
The universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in 'Baran.'
07/29/02
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