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  • 2024
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2024
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 17 m
Terrestrial Verses

Summary In Tehran, a new father seeks to register the name (insufficiently Islamic, he is told) of his newborn son; a 20-something rideshare driver caught on camera without a hijab attempts to retrieve her impounded car; a man with poem tattoos applies for a driver’s license; an elderly woman pleads with the police for the return of her beloved ...

Directed By: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

Written By: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

  • 2024
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2024
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 17 m

Terrestrial Verses

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
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Summary In Tehran, a new father seeks to register the name (insufficiently Islamic, he is told) of his newborn son; a 20-something rideshare driver caught on camera without a hijab attempts to retrieve her impounded car; a man with poem tattoos applies for a driver’s license; an elderly woman pleads with the police for the return of her beloved ...

Directed By: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

Written By: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
83
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
11 Reviews
0% Mixed
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100
Apr 26, 2024
Terrestrial Verses, one of the most brilliant and provocative films to emerge from Iran recently, has qualities that link it to both the modernist formal traditions of post-1979 Iranian cinema and the more recent trend of social and political asperities aimed at the authoritarian repressiveness of the Islamic Republic.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 21, 2024
Terrestrial Verses is a marvel of potent understatement.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
89
May 28, 2024
For all of its cosmic implications, the film remains steadfast in its human devotions.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 21, 2024
This film is as muted in its approach to character and drama as its color palette, but the result is devastating.
By Ryan Lattanzio FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 21, 2024
This is punchy first-person filmmaking, from the point of view of the last person you want to be.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 21, 2024
Through their concentrated and pared-down survey of institutional power, Asgari and Khatami show foremost how no behavior and social practice is spared the state’s gaze, and personal autonomy––especially for those outside the elites––remains only a myth.
By David Katz FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 21, 2024
The sense of repetition that the film leans into in order to acknowledge the inescapable grip of the state is as much a feature as it is a bug.
By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
86% Positive
6 Ratings
0% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
86% Positive
6 Ratings
0% Mixed
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14% Negative
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10
Conikon45
Aug 20, 2024
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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alanpotter17
Jul 30, 2024
Histórias simples, mas eficientes, com direito a muita ironia e exposição de hipocrisias. As situações seguem um formato padrão: como numa entrevista de emprego, há o protagonista no centro, uma câmera estática e alguém que nunca é mostrado por trás, lhe inquerindo ou lhe pondo contra a parede. O texto é de fácil assimilação, de modo até certo ponto maniqueísta, mas eficiente ao mostrar conflitos e uma inquisição numa sociedade altamnte fechada e conservadora. A pegada pelo humor irônico ficou bacana, por mais que certas situações ultrapassem a indignação.
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Production Company Cynefilms, Seven Springs Pictures, Taat Films
Release Date Apr 26, 2024
Duration 1 h 17 m
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Website https://www.kimstim.com/film/terrestrial-verses/
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Awards

Luxembourg City Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Philosophical Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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