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Marooned in Iraq(بەجێهێڵدراو لە عێراق)

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Iran · 2002
1h 48m
Director Bahman Ghobadi
Starring Shahab Ebrahimi, Rojan Hosseini, Saeed Mohammadi, AllahMorad Rashtiani
Genre Drama, War

During the war between Iran and Iraq, an old Iranian Kurd singer, accompanied by his musician sons, set off on an almost impossible mission to try to find his ex-wife Hanareh, a singer with a magic voice who crossed the border and may now be in danger in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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90

The New York Times by Dave Kehr

If Mr. Ghobadi's dominant theme is the devastation of the Kurds, his subdominant tone is one of strength, resistance and fertility.

80

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

On a miniscule budget, Ghobadi conveys the terror of war, while the beautifully edited sequence in which Iranian villagers make bricks resembles nothing so much as a choreographed dance number.

70

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

Ends with horrific revelations that are made all the more powerful by the lightness that precedes them. Simultaneously sad and hopeful, Ghobadi suggests the resiliency of a culture in which war is part of the fabric of everyday life.

75

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Eventually turns somber, with stark depiction of mass graves and suffering refugees. The final scene will break your heart.

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