Reading Lolita in Tehran
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: July 17, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonJul 10, 2026
It loses its handle on its pacing and shows its hand far too often, but despite these formal missteps, it delivers a cross-cultural tale that is both timely and timeless. Read full review
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The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJul 9, 2026
The most interesting aspect of this somewhat on-the-nose page-to-screen translation may be extra-textual: It is, unusually, an Israeli-Italian co-production set in Tehran, by a director, Eran Riklis, whose previous films (“Cup Final,” “Lemon Tree”) have brought the same world-weary optimism to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJul 9, 2026
Surely literature is a path to discovering other sensibilities, other universes; “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” by contrast, is about people essentially saying, “This book is meaningful because it reminds me of my life.” Read full review
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