Panahi brings a sense of satisfying fullness to every moment in which that desire plays itself out.

| Jun 7, 2022

By putting itself in sync with the rhythms of everyday life, it offers a reminder that the simplest forms of filmmaking can be the most satisfying.

| Feb 14, 2001

Raziah takes everything at face value, forcing us to look again at people and situations we would immediately judge as good or bad -- reason enough to see this film.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

There are LONG stretches of... well, real time.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Simple yet appealing movie from Iran's burgeoning film industry.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 1, 2000

We need to fall in love with Razieh to see the film properly, and we do.

| Jan 1, 2000

Panahi brings film back to its elemental magic.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Panahi has much the same kind of talent, a concern to make his film a kind of home for its characters, but he has not yet found [Kiarostami's] secret, how to find and hold the still point of the turning world.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000