Baran 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.
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| Original Score: C
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.
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| Original Score: 3/5
June 15, 2002
Original Score: 2.5/4
April 30, 2002
Majidi's portrait of southwest Asian poverty is bloodless and fastidiously arranged, his regard for his thin characters negligible.
February 17, 2002
A high-minded snoozer.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
February 4, 2002
A well-crafted letdown.
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| Original Score: 2/5
January 7, 2002
Sweet and slow like Majidi's earlier "Children of Heaven" (which I loved), but not quite as compelling.
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| Original Score: 2/4