Mohammad Amir Naji,
Hossein Abedini,
Zahra Bahrami,
Hossein Mahjoub,
Abbas Rahimi
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Following up on his masterfully told art house successes The Children of Heaven and The Color of Paradise, Majid Majidi directs this quietly affecting tale about illegal Afghan immigrants living and w... read more
DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002
Stats: 213 reviews
It was a very interesting look at life in Iran. Little more can be said for it. The premise was rather obsurd. After hating the person who took his job, he finds out it is a woman and suddenly gives up everything for her. All this without ever saying anything to her. She of cours... read more
Baran" is a simple, human, beautiful, touching, wonderful story. Exposing the situation of the Afghans refugees in Iran, after the Sovjet invasion, their civil war and the Taliban regime, this film also gives a lesson of humanity, sympathy and generosity. The actors and actresses... read more
Here's an interesting movie by Majid Majidi. The story plot centralizes around young Lateef, a seventeen year old, who one day meets an Afghan worker named Rahmat. Rahmat takes the place of his father at a construction site in the city, and for a while Lateef treats him cruelly. ... read more
My only criticism is that the beginning was a bit slow and didn't really know where this film was going (I knew nothing about this film). Aside from that, this was a really simple yet touching movie.
great film about maturity, humanity, and the sociopolitical issues faced in iran. austere with some great cinematography. you'll be thinking about its beauty and their faces long after the credits roll.
the best movie i have personally ever seen aside from it begans here. it's not the story itself the feeling that comes across.. of reality.. beautiful job!
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.
A mix of gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in. Full Review
At the right time of day, in the right frame of mind, Baran can and should be appreciated as a work of delicate and unmistakable beauty. Full Review
Majidi is an unconventional storyteller, capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places. Full Review
Matches neorealism's impact by showing the humanity of a war-torn land filled with people who just want to live their lives. Full Review
It's the saddest story of love in a long while, yet liberating in the way it instils a sense of oneness with all humanity. Full Review
The film is saved from aren't-kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that isn't faked and a stately sense of composition. Full Review
Though the pathos of this fable-like love story feels overcalculated, Majidi succeeds in playing the classical Dickensian balance, with the sentimental hook justified by the social sweep of the narrat... Full Review
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