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Sep 19, 2013GuyN rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Although this was recommended to me by a friend whose opinions I respect I found this film to be more tedious than necessary. There are some very interesting, although often not subtle, surreal (or magical realism) moments and eventually we learn to have a little sympathy for the protagonist, who mostly seems to be selfishly, endlessly pouting. Iranian cinema seems obsessed with suicide, but my sample is small. I don't blame another reviewer for quitting after 32 minutes, It took me several days of 15-30 minute viewings to finish this film. The good news is that the last reel is actually interesting and almost uplifting. The bad news is that it would not make much sense (if it does at all) without the boring first reel. The middle reel is, well, middling in the middle.