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Films like Gilaneh.

Gilaneh (2005) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Stray Dogs (2004) poster
1. Stray Dogs2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Or (My Treasure) (2004) poster
2. Or (My Treasure)2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Son frère (2003) poster
3. Son frère2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014) poster
4. Greenery Will Bloom Again2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Eyes Wide Open (2009) poster
5. Eyes Wide Open2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Journey to the Sun (1999) poster
6. Journey to the Sun1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Autumn (2008) poster
7. Autumn2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Bolivia (2001) poster
8. Bolivia2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To Take a Wife (2004) poster
9. To Take a Wife2004

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Biutiful (2010) poster
10. Biutiful2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

After This Our Exile (2006) poster
11. After This Our Exile2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ararat (2002) poster
12. Ararat2002

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Gilaneh’s neighbours — where are yours?

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