1992 · drama · crime · iranian
Nargess
Directed by Rakhshan Banietemad1h 40m1992
A sharp-edged look at people who live outside the constraints of Islamic law.
Our read: Nargess (1992) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · crime · iranian entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- bleak
- intimate
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