Who here is NOT Iranian, and likes this movie? (im interested)

I liked it, I'm American.

3 reasons:

1. It felt realistic. Nothing was too far-fetched. The dialogue seemed very natural and it wasn't overly "cinematic" in the sense it felt like a documentary where we were watching people's real lives.

2. The acting was excellent. The characters were all strong. They all had their good points and bad points and weren't just one-dimensional.

3. It covered some complex issues without shying away from them. No taking "the easy way out" for this film.

I also like it because I haven't seen many films from Iran, and I like any movie that helps expand my knowledge of a different culture.

I'm mexican and I loved it

1. The whole cast was great, mainly Peyman Moaadi (hard to believe it's only his second film), and thanks to the incredible acting and the really well written characters, I honestly cared about what was going to happen, and I cared about both sides of the story since none of the characters were one-dimensional.

2. The script and how it was executed, even tho it was a drama, it felt like a thriller and it had my heart racing throughout the entire film.

3. The little details in the plot and editing (like when Nader closes the door after talking with Termeh, looks at his father, then opens the door again and we see him explaining how he wouldn't be able to push Razieh like that to the police)

i am morrocan and I love it , especially because :
-It's very realistic
-Very very very good acting
-The director was able to pass on to us the confusion of the protagonists, a confusion that I have already lived in my life


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I'm French, and I liked it a lot, because:

1. The story is very interesting. The drama part feels real and natural, but you also have a lot of suspense and tension.

2. The characters are well thought through, you could definitely believe them real. You have a lot of details and also the good acting that adds to this. And since the characters feel real, you really care about the story and what's happening.

American, loved it, don't have time for lists. Watch it and find out.

Half Iranian, Half English, but lived was born in england and can't speak farci.. Not my type of movie but not bad in any sense.

American

1. The acting was incredibly strong and naturalistic. The actors have great chemistry with each other, and they're also incredibly engaging weather its a courtroom scene, or the gas station scene. You would think at first the girl who played Temereh only got the part because she's the director's daughter, but she was flawless in every scene.

2. The realistic approach this movie took. Every argument, meeting, conversation, action, had motivation and understanding, and it never went over-the-top.

3. The lack of villain/hero. Too many movies that try this technique usually make every character unlikable due to making them too flawed and not giving them a clear motivation or redemption. Here, each character are victims, wrong, right, sympathetic, and frustrating, in the end, though, they all come off as human. With the exception of Temereh, who witnesses everything with a black-and-white innocence. As said by her mother, she is experiencing puberty, and with that tough time, she sees the flaws in her parents, the corruption of simple morals that taught her (honesty, loyalty, love), and her first tough decision (custody) that is sure to be the first of many in her upcoming adult life .

This is one of my favorite movies of 2011, a near-prefect movie.

Malaysian, good script and realistic movie.