1977 · drama · iranian
The Report
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami1h 52m1977
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.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / iranian, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- bleak
- intimate
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“You want early Kiarostami's observational drama of a man under pressure at home and work.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if slow Iranian realism or stories ending in suicide depress you.
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