Son-Mother

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Son-Mother

2019

Drama

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

09/19/2019

Son-Mother is an authentic representation of an essential human relationship that is torn apart, bit by bit, by people who think they're helping.

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Deborah Young

The Hollywood Reporter

09/18/2019

One of the saddest stories to come out of recent Iranian cinema, and that's saying a lot.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

09/07/2019

2.5/4

A simple story told simply, documentarian Mahnaz Mohammadi's entry into feature-length fiction filmmaking will break your heart, even if it may also move you to check your watch.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

08/06/2020

Iranian director Mahnaz Mohammadi's Son-Mother is a feminist-influenced movie that exposes some of the conditions facing Iranian women, while directing its ire principally against the male population.

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Jim Ross

Vague Visages

04/16/2020

Mohammadi's visual storytelling is impeccable, and there is nothing sensationalised about it in the slightest.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

03/04/2020

4.5/5

[Mahan] Nasiri is remarkable as the boy at the centre of it all, a child who is withdrawing into himself in the absence of reliable, consistent adult protection.

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Director: Mahnaz Mohammadi
Producer: Mohammad Rasoulof
Screenwriter: Mahnaz Mohammadi
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English