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Manuscripts Don't Burn

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Two Iranian agents go to extreme lengths to find a banned manuscript that details their government's failed attempt to murder 21 writers.
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Brave, challenging, and brimming with rage, Manuscripts Don't Burn is a political statement as much as it is a gripping thriller.

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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune The result asserts the two-headed truism: Artists in many countries will always find grim, sometimes deadly opposition, and those same artists will continue to risk everything to remain alive inside. Rated: 3/4 Feb 12, 2015 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) The results are challenging and alarming; the film-making brave and defiant. Rated: 3/5 Sep 14, 2014 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Rasoulof constructs a vivid portrait of a paranoid state, but he also manages to incorporate some fingernail-endangering tension into the piece. Rated: 4/5 Sep 12, 2014 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Iranian filmmakers have a history of couching their criticisms of life in Iran in metaphor. This film puts its portrait of authoritarian oppression out in the open. Oct 6, 2017 Full Review Richard Porton Cinema Scope Unlike most thrillers, political or otherwise, there isn't a satisfyingly cathartic conclusion to Manuscripts Don't Burn. Oct 3, 2017 Full Review Padraic McKiernan Sunday Independent (Ireland) A searing indictment of the current regime in Iran, this daring and brave piece deserves as wide an audience as possible. May 31, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A very interesting movie, focusing on the censorship office and two of its officers who are trying to get manuscripts from writers who are deemed essentially enemies of the state. That the movie was actually shot in Iran makes it even more interesting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Iranian film about the strong censorship that occurs in the country, prohibiting intellectual disperse their ideas with threats and murders. Good performances. A film made in cyan with gray and drab weather. The film errs by being too long. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best movies of 2014. don't miss it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Nail-biting and gut wrenching !!...The instruments of control in a totalitarian state......and the dangers to society of masquerading behind "national safety" to propagate tyranny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A remarkable film, especially given the constraints under which it was made. See it if you can. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Not only an angry film, but a brave one - apparently based on the murder of writers opposed to the Iranian regime. Chilling stuff! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two Iranian agents go to extreme lengths to find a banned manuscript that details their government's failed attempt to murder 21 writers.
Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Producer
Mohammad Rasoulof
Screenwriter
Mohammad Rasoulof
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 26, 2015
Runtime
2h 5m
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