Daughters of the Sun
Facets Multimedia Distribution | Release Date: July 29, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Acted as a drama, paced like a ritual, filmed as a slice of rural Iranian life. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
There’s little dialogue in this gem of a movie, but little is needed. Aman’s anguished face – which recalls Maria Falconetti in “The Passion of Joan of Arc” -- conveys all the information we need. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
At times Shahriar succumbs to self-conscious poeticism, and her male characters are invariably thieves and oppressors, but the film draws a good deal of power from the passive anguish of the girl. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Never quite finds the rhythm of a great film, and it scores no points for subtlety by including a subplot about a horse breaking free of its master, but Shahriar displays a real gift for conveying Taghani's plight in all its grimness. Read full review
60
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
The filmmaker achieves the desired sense of remoteness and claustrophobic doom, and though the story could be told more economically, her slow approach conveys the distended chronology that attends an indentured servitude resembling slavery. Read full review
50
VarietyEddie Cockrell
A plea for attention to despicable conditions of female servitude in contempo Iran. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDave Kehr
With her shaved head and staring eyes, Aman actually looks as if she had been stripped entirely of her sexuality, like a Holocaust victim. What does seem certain is that a bootleg print of "Yentl" is still making its way through Iran's filmmaking underground, leaving a wide trail of influence behind it. Read full review
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