180 Degree Rule

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180 Degree Rule

2020

1h 23m

Drama

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Sara secretly heads to a wedding in northern Iran despite her husband's prohibition and begins an agonizing journey of redemption.

Kate Erbland

IndieWire

"180 Degree Rule" doesn't violate its eponymous inspiration in terms of cinematic language, but Samadi does seem oddly insistent on bucking other film rules, like basic character development

Rated: C

Sep 28, 2020

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Director Farnoosh Samadi makes a convincing feature-length debut with a classic Iranian family drama.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 14, 2020

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Ayeen Forootan

In Review Online

Too content to work from an outmoded template, never aspiring to more than rotely going about its script and keeping everything in plain sight for the audience.

Jun 5, 2021

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Paul Risker

PopMatters

It's a rare example of storytelling that can compel a feeling of loss and grief, and while we move on, having encountered this family remains a painful memory.

Jan 13, 2021

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

This is just bleak for the sake of bleakness.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 21, 2020

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Lisa Giles-Keddie

HeyUGuys

An astonishing feature debut from Farnoosh Samadi, navigating the tangled web of relationship set against expectations and societal limitations.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 19, 2020

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Synopsis

Sara secretly heads to a wedding in northern Iran despite her husband's prohibition and begins an agonizing journey of redemption.

Director: Farnoosh Samadi
Producer: Ali Mosaffa
Screenwriter: Farnoosh Samadi
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Persian
Runtime: 1h 23m