Baran
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Movie Reviews of Baran
Movie Review: Change of heart . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a gently heartbreaking film set in Tehran, a city flooded with Afghan refugees during the time of Taliban rule in their homeland. It touches on several themes, including the plight of the refugees, and those of them who work illegally as laborers in the construction industry. Much of the story takes place at a construction site, where the central character, a young Iranian, a short-tempered lad full of complaints about his lowly status among the other workmen, gradually discovers within himself a heartfelt compassion for the refugees in the person of a girl masquerading as a boy to support the family of her disabled father, injured at the work site.
The young man's compassion is ignited by the love he begins to feel for this girl, and there begins a series of selfless sacrifices that he makes for her and her family. Though they never exchange a word in the film, she leaves a deep impression on him, and he is utterly changed by his experience. A story that is about the transformation of character, the film sometimes struggles to externalize this process, often observing the main character as he watches from the sidelines, wordlessly ponders his situation, or goes in search of the girl and her family. Director Magid Magidi compensates in part by revealing the working conditions of the men, the difficulties of the contractor in charge of them, and the unforgiving weather (snow, rain, cold) in which they all labor. Recommended for the window it opens into a world rarely revealed by the cinema or the news media.
Movie Review: Simple story, powerfully told
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a pretty simple story about a Iranian boy's developing affections for a Afghan refugee girl. The situation is complicated by her masquerading as a boy to earn some desperately needed money for her family. Although it deals with youong love, this movie is by no means a fairy tale, which is the fate of almost all Hollywood movies telling similar stories. The characters may dream and yearn, but reality is always pressing and uncompromising. But the movie also offer hope. Perhaps in the end, life is not about the gratification of our desires, but how we reached out to others.
Movie Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
Bought this movie because of the ratings. But after beautiful Iranian films, "Children of heaven" and "The Color of Paradise", "Baran" is a so-so.Movie Review: "Baran" more like "Boring"
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie sucks. It is one of the most boring movie I've ever watched. Sure, the romantic part was sweet, but everything else dragged on and there's not much meaning in the movie. When the movie ended I was like what? that's how it ends? I was disappointed with the ending and thought watching the movie was a big waste of time. I don't understand why the other customer reviewers thought this movie was so great, what's the big deal?