America So Beautiful

Released Apr 22, 2001

1h 31m

Drama

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33%

Tomatometer

6 Reviews

80%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

An Iranian immigrant (Mansour) faces rejection and racism while trying to become a dancer in 1979.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Shokrian, who was born in Tehran, is trying to say something about assimilation and xenophobia, but the predictable story and stereotypical characters do him in.

Rated: 1/4

May 30, 2003

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Unfortunately Shokrina's sense of style periodically collapses, and the film falls prey to the worst kind of models.

May 27, 2003

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David Ng

Village Voice

As much as the film would like to blow the lid off immigrant misery, it deals only in caricatures.

May 27, 2003

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Film Threat

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Ernest Hardy

L.A. Weekly

Shokrian ... possesses a sharp eye for detail and a lacerating wit (dulled, unfortunately, by the repetition of ideas and the hammering of points).

May 27, 2003

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

While providing a fresh perspective on a different troubled time in our history, this challenging but flawed film nonetheless manages to be a much needed affirmation of the American Dream.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 27, 2003

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Babak Shokrian

Director

Mansour

Houshang

Houshang Touzie

Sahmi

Atossa Leoni

Maryam

Diane Gaidry

Lucy

Jane Reardon

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Synopsis

An Iranian immigrant (Mansour) faces rejection and racism while trying to become a dancer in 1979.

Director: Babak Shokrian
Producer: Jane Reardon
Screenwriter: Babak Shokrian, Brian Horiuchi
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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