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Frontier Blues

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Four intertwined stories all set in Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan.

Critics Reviews

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Andrew O'Hagan London Evening Standard 08/03/2010
5/5
It will warm your heart and stretch your mind at the same time, a goal that too many films no longer even see as being a goal. Go to Full Review Henry Barnes Little White Lies 08/03/2010
2/5
Flat, plain and stretched out -- like the Gorgan countryside. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine 07/30/2010
3/5
Too little happens at too slow a pace to engross. Go to Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/13/2021
Some of this is pointed, some if it is a little bland. Go to Full Review Trevor Johnston Radio Times 08/02/2010
2/5
Jalali's film takes everything slowly, giving us plenty of time to take in the barren landscape as we wait in vain for anything of significance to happen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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08/05/2010 Im biased (because I produced it! but this a beautiful first film and a worthy new addition to Iranian cinema modling an Iranian sensibility with a cinematic language akin to Kaurismaaki. Longing and waiting for something to happen - a poetic and empathetic look at the frontier and la condition humaine. I hope Babak makes many more films in the future! See more Andy B 07/25/2010 Thin, anecdotal Iranian offering... the sort of evocatively scored yet generally static drollery it's easy to take or leave unless done exceptionally well. (Sample dialogue: "Donkeys don't have names." "What do you call yours, then?" "Donkey." You might want to hold your sides.) See more 11/27/2009 At first I almost fell asleep from the slow pace of the movie, but then the different story threads started to grab me more and more. In the end I really felt for the characters and I thought it was a fascinating watch. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Babak Jalali

Director

Karima McAdams

Actor

Babak Jalali

Writer

Homayoun Assadian

Producer

Ginevra Elkann

Producer

Saadi Soudavar

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four intertwined stories all set in Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan.
Director
Babak Jalali
Producer
Homayoun Assadian, Ginevra Elkann, Saadi Soudavar
Screenwriter
Babak Jalali
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 35m