Bé omid é didar (Goodbye)

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Audience Member Boring by Iranian standard, although it did reveal the hardships Iranian women face. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Very simple story in complicated country. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I find Iranian cinema fascinating, as the world is so completely foreign to me. The films often feature incredibly oppressed women displaying an amazing inner strength and resilience that is so moving to watch. This film is no exception. There was so little said, but so much shown. It was a slice of this intelligent woman's life as she desperately tried to escape her mundane and depressing existence. It was wonderfully directed and was almost daring in the way the camera just sat watching this woman exist. Who'd have thought that watching a lengthy (i'm guessing 5 minute) scene with a single unedited shot of a woman standing by as two men search her apartment and rifle through a bookcase, book by book could be so full of tension that you could not look away? The more I think about it, the more I liked it. It was so real, even with the poignant metaphor of watching her much loved pet turtle try to escape, just like Noora was trying to do herself. "If one feels like a foreigner in one's own country it's best to leave it." So true. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I find Iranian cinema fascinating, as the world is so completely foreign to me. The films often feature incredibly oppressed women displaying an amazing inner strength and resilience that is so moving to watch. This film is no exception. There was so little said, but so much shown. It was a slice of this intelligent woman's life as she desperately tried to escape her mundane and depressing existence. It was wonderfully directed and was almost daring in the way the camera just sat watching this woman exist. Who'd have thought that watching a lengthy (i'm guessing 5 minute) scene with a single unedited shot of a woman standing by as two men search her apartment and rifle through a bookcase, book by book could be so full of tension that you could not look away? The more I think about it, the more I liked it. It was so real, even with the poignant metaphor of watching her much loved pet turtle try to escape, just like Noora was trying to do herself. "If one feels like a foreigner in one's own country it's best to leave it." So true. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Très bonne mise en scène. La liberté de la femme en Iran se résume à quatre murs. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A terribly depressing, but beautifully filmed, portrait of a female attorney in Iran who is trying to escape her repressive country after being prevented from practicing law because of her journalist husband's political activities. Since she is unable to make a living as an attorney, she is instead forced to make decorative gift boxes in order to make ends meet. And even though she's an attorney, she seemingly can't do anything -- even rent a hotel room -- without her husband's signature. The film gets off to a slow start, can be confusing at times, and is generally rather slow-paced, but some of the lingering shots are very affecting. Features a great performance by lead actress Leyla Zareh - a good thing, since she is pretty much the entire film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Bé omid é didar (Goodbye)

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