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Modest Reception

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Leila and Kaveh travel through the countryside in their Lexus coupe handing out cash to poor people.

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Jamie S. Rich Oregonian 08/28/2013
4/5
Director/star Mani Haghighi keeps us on our toes, confronting our own perceptions of materialism, hardship and our sense of what is fundamentally correct. Go to Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 01/17/2013
B
...the filmmaker keeps you wondering to the end as to just what they are up to. Somehow, the ambiguity is satisfying. Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 01/12/2013
B+
Haghighi is a sophisticated new voice, one who can keep us riveted to his screen as he balances comedy and tragedy while wrapping an enigma in a mystery. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/17/2013 Interesting. Amusing for a while. Rather perplexing. Some engrossing segments. Ultimately not very satisfying. A director to keep an eye on, though. See more 02/10/2013 "Haghighi is a sophisticated new voice, one who can keep us riveted to his screen as he balances comedy and tragedy while wrapping an enigma in a mystery." See more 10/14/2012 story and scenario=check actors=check the catch= check Some shots were too long. something is missing though. See more 08/12/2012 Money changes everything. #MIFF2012 See more Read all reviews
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Mani Haghighi

Director

Taraneh Alidoosti

Leyla

Mani Haghighi

Kaveh

Esmaeel Khalaj

Old Man

Saber Abbar

Young Man

Nader Fallah

Working Man
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Movie Info

Synopsis Leila and Kaveh travel through the countryside in their Lexus coupe handing out cash to poor people.
Director
Mani Haghighi
Producer
Mani Haghighi
Screenwriter
Mani Haghighi, Amir Reza Koohestani
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 40m
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