The Deserted Station

Name: The Deserted Station
Genre: Drama
Released: December 3, 2004
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 75

2004

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First Run Features | Release Date: December 3, 2004

Summary: Based on a concept the director and Abbas Kiarostami developed on a photography trip together, a man and a young woman are stranded in a remote village after their car breaks down. The photographer and the sole adult male inhabitant, a schoolteacher, leave to get help while the young woman, herself childless, bonds with the children whoseBased on a concept the director and Abbas Kiarostami developed on a photography trip together, a man and a young woman are stranded in a remote village after their car breaks down. The photographer and the sole adult male inhabitant, a schoolteacher, leave to get help while the young woman, herself childless, bonds with the children whose parents are nowhere to be found. (First Run Features)… Expand

Director: Alireza Raisian

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 88 min

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David Sterritt

Intimate and engaging. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

The sweet script, crisp direction and a delightful performance by Leila Hatami, as the sad-eyed wife, should put Deserted Station on your must-see list. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Compelling underlying oddness may be enough to distinguish Deserted Station from similarly excellent humanistic Iranian fare. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Slow going, but I mean it as no insult when I say that it bored me, in the end, to tears. Read full review

Richard James Havis

Both intensely thoughtful and wonderful to look at. Read full review

Leslie Camhi

Hardcore Kiarostami devotees may miss the master's harsher clarity, but Hatami, best known for her starring role in Dariush Mehrjui's "Leila," makes her character's inner transformation both subtle and palpable. Read full review

Fred Camper

The film's relaxed pace, unassuming tone, and respect for its characters all recall the films of Abbas Kiarostami, who provided the story idea, but director Ali Reza Raisian adds a slightly more dramatic and emotional edge. Read full review

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ArunodayS.

Jun 5, 2007

Best thing about the film is that at no point it forces the emotions out of its audience. All the actors too did very well, by looking completely ordinary and a part of the setting. I would place this film away from 'good' and keep it in a pile of 'better' cinema.

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