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Day I Became a Woman, The

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Day I Became a Woman, The reviews
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9.6 User Score:

Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Directed by: Marzieh Meshkini

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 6, 2001

Running Time: 80 minutes, Color

Origin: Iran

Language(s): Farsi (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Shabnam Toloui, Azizeh Sedighi, Hassan Nebhan, Sirous Kahvarinegad, and Badr Iravani

An Iranian film about women whose problem is being who they are: women. (Shooting Gallery)

What The Critics Said

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100

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Achieves its social commentary through passion and poetry.

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100

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Charged with humanity and compassion.

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93

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

So breathtakingly textural, so empathic in its images, that it transcends its context and achieves timelessness.

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91

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Creates a flow of symbolism so potent, so transporting in its physicality, that its impact all but transcends its righteous liberal ''meaning.''

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90

Film.com Tom Keogh

An exquisite trio.

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90

The New York Times Stephen Holden

What appears on the screen has a starkness that is almost indelible.

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90

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Breathtaking reverie worthy of Fellini.

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89

Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman

The film is dignified rather than dour, full of rich imagery.

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88

Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan

Underlines the nightmare of entrapment so vividly captured in The Day I Became a Woman.

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88

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

Takes 20 minutes to burst into fierce, inspired filmmaking.

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88

Boston Globe Jay Carr

What you're not prepared for in Marziyeh Meshkini's astonishing debut film is the way its central image instantly leaps into the pantheon of world cinema with a rightness and an urgency that glue your eyes to the screen.

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88

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

This powerful, compact trilogy speaks volumes about women in Iran.

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88

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

One of the strengths of this film is that it never pauses to explain.

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88

Chicago Tribune Mark Caro

Announces the arrival of an undeniable talent (Meshkini) that has come of age.

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80

Chicago Reader Jean-Pierre Coursodon

Compelling collection of three loosely connected vignettes.

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80

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

Short on drama but long on poetry.

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80

Washington Post Rita Kempley

An episodic drama rich in sly humor and symbolic imagery.

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80

Variety Deborah Young

A powerful statement about the social oppression of women in today's Iran.

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80

Village Voice J. Hoberman

Opens cute and poignant, turns wildly visceral, and ends in a burst of magical realism.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

Graceful compositions and slow, easy pacing.

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75

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Slight but affecting triptych.

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70

New Times (L.A.) Jean Oppenheimer

A spare film, with little dialogue but a lot to say.

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70

TV Guide Ken Fox

A bold, vibrant piece of filmmaking.

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50

LA Weekly David Chute

Promising, if uneven, first feature.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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