85
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaQuiet, rageful indictment of a two-tiered Islamic society.
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSuspenseful and ingeniously directed.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranRestrained yet powerful, devastating in its emotional effects.
- 90L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyA triumph of invisible craftsmanship that embraces so much specific detail that none of the women ever comes across as an emblem or an abstraction.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA mix of the poetic and the polemic, the film is oddly abstract and untethered.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerNew Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerAn extraordinary film from a born filmmaker.
- 80TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThis tightly structured, often exciting film is among the boldest in a series of increasingly explicit movies.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardHow dangerous it is to be a woman in Iran, especially one going against the wishes of her menfolk, is brought home time after time in these related vignettes.
- 75Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowA terrific social drama, the work of an artist, not a pleader.
- 63New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThis film is fighting the good fight, albeit in a rather heavy-handed way.