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A powerful symbolic drama. Read full review
A thrilling example of the cunning political allegory woven into vivid concretism that invigorates contemporary Iranian cinema, Mohammad Rasoulof's Iron Island takes as its monumental central image a sinking ship, symbol of decaying autocracy and the faint hope of liberation. Read full review
Richly detailed -- and improbably entertaining. Read full review
This is not a typical Iranian production. Simultaneously deeply allegorical and concretely physical, this striking film is not a typical production, period. Read full review
Like the great Iranian filmmakers, Rasoulof has no use for the artificiality of heightened drama. Read full review
Iron Island is at its most compelling early, as Rasoulof explores his human-scaled ant farm, detailing how people make lives for themselves in cramped quarters, using cardboard partitions and jerry-rigged appliances. Read full review
A potent social allegory told with humor and mystery. Read full review
Less consumed by behavioral details than many of his filmmaking compatriots, Mr. Rasoulof makes bold use of symbolic imagery - a satellite television is confiscated and tossed overboard - suggesting that utopias inevitably come at the price of isolation and authoritarianism. Read full review
Stalwart Iranian actor Ali Nasirian plays Nemat with a thoughtful hubris, uniting the various plot strands by force of character. Read full review
Depending on one's mood, the movie might seem boldly simplified and poetic--or boringly simpleminded and prosaic. Read full review
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