SummaryBaran is the story of Afghan refugees told through the eyes of an Iranian teenage boy named Lateef. His devotion to a person he barely knows leads him to the choice that will change his life forever. (Miramax Films)
Directed By:Majid Majidi
Written By:Majid Majidi
Baran
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
96% Positive
24 Reviews
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100
Expressively filmed story of rivalry, romance, and cultural conflict.
90
As in Chaplin's films, humor and tragedy dance a wonderful tango throughout the movie. Baran is heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes apart, sometimes together.
88
The latest in a flowering of good films from Iran, and gives voice to the moderates there. It shows people existing and growing in the cracks of their society's inflexible walls.
80
Each frame is exquisitely framed, the acting is superb -- Abedini deserves to be a star -- and the impermanence of the lives of displaced Afghans is hauntingly expressed.
75
A far more impressive and affecting piece of filmmaking and storytelling than most movies put out by Hollywood this year, and offers, as a bonus, a glimpse into a fascinating, contradictory society.
70
Any embedded message ultimately pales in importance to moving and understated story of love.
30
Remains simplistic and gimmicky in the context of Iranian cinema.
Production Company:
- Fouad Nahas
Release Date:Dec 7, 2001
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG
Awards
Fajr Film Festival
• 7 Wins & 8 Nominations
Gijón International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Montréal World Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
