Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
The first slasher cult film in Iranian cinema? The first half delivers on that promise with all its weirdness and dark humor, setting up what could be a great cult classic. But then, the second half stumbles, taking itself so seriously that at times, you wonder if you're still watching a slasher or if you've drifted back into yet another drama about motherhood and love.
Still, the film redeems itself with a killer final sequence—bringing back the strangeness in full…
This film gets more and more relevant year after year. This is a film that everyone in the world should see at least twice, once in their childhood and once when they are adult. Its universal theme is depicted in such a simple but deep way, and this job is something that Kiarostami is an absolute master of.