Terrestrial Verses

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Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

[O]ne of the most brilliant and provocative films to emerge from Iran recently.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 26, 2024

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

If the film feels at first a bit too obviously conceived, like a series of anti-authoritarian PSAs, it accrues depth as it goes on, finding more and more subtleties of absurdity and humiliation.

Apr 25, 2024

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

Because each vignette is no more than a few minutes long and consists of Kafkaesque conversations that border on the absurd, “Terrestrial Verses” operates with a cumulative effect.

Apr 25, 2024

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Andy Crump

Paste Magazine

For all of its cosmic implications, the film remains steadfast in its human devotions.

Rated: 8.9/10

May 28, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

If you’re one of those people who’s felt guilty about finding some Iranian cinema a little too ascetic and “pure,” this short, sharp feature will prove their stripped-down approach can be devastatingly effective.

May 10, 2024

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Charles Lyons-Burt

Spectrum Culture

Set in modern-day Tehran, Asgari and Khatami work to expose with prickly realism and dashes of absurdity, the stringent rules and customs that still apparently govern much of societal behavior in Iran.

May 2, 2024

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Synopsis

Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.

Director: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Producer: Ali Asgari, Milad Khosravi
Screenwriter: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Distributor: KimStim
Production Co: Taat Films, Seven Springs Pictures, Cynefilms, Tell Tall Tales
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Persian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 17m