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1977 · drama · iranian

The Report

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami1h 52m1977
ElsewhereIMDb6.91kTMDB6.516
  • sombre
  • measured
  • bleak
  • intimate
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Sombre, measured, measured drama / iranian, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.

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A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home.

Our read · The Report (1977) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · iranian entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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You want early Kiarostami's observational drama of a man under pressure at home and work.

ends devastatingit will wreck youmeditativegrips by minute 25attention 4/5feels its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upsuicide theme

Skip it tonightSkip if slow Iranian realism or stories ending in suicide depress you.

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Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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