Terrestrial Verses
Taste attributes: dramacomedyfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeAn emotional comedy-drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse. Progressing along a rough timeline from birth to death, each story is shot in a static camera angle as a single petitioner negotiates with an authority figure hovering just outside of frame, who is practiced in the language of doublespeak.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Taat Films
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
