Baran Reviews

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
October 24, 2002
This rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd, and that's about all it does well.
Full Review | Original Score: C
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
June 21, 2002
A tale of unrequited love and a young woman's courage to make a place for herself in a man's world, but this is much more than just 'Yentl' goes to the Middle East.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Reel.com
June 15, 2002
Original Score: 2.5/4
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Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
April 30, 2002
Majidi's portrait of southwest Asian poverty is bloodless and fastidiously arranged, his regard for his thin characters negligible.
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews
February 17, 2002
A high-minded snoozer.
Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4
Kim Linekin
eye WEEKLY
February 4, 2002
A well-crafted letdown.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card
January 7, 2002
Sweet and slow like Majidi's earlier "Children of Heaven" (which I loved), but not quite as compelling.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4