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Day I Became a Woman, The
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Universal acclaim
Based on 24 critic reviews
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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
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)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Achieves its social commentary through passion and poetry.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
So breathtakingly textural, so empathic in its images, that it transcends its context and achieves timelessness.
Read Full Review >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.''
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
What appears on the screen has a starkness that is almost indelible.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman
The film is dignified rather than dour, full of rich imagery.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
Underlines the nightmare of entrapment so vividly captured in The Day I Became a Woman.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
Takes 20 minutes to burst into fierce, inspired filmmaking.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
This powerful, compact trilogy speaks volumes about women in Iran.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
One of the strengths of this film is that it never pauses to explain.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Mark Caro
Announces the arrival of an undeniable talent (Meshkini) that has come of age.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jean-Pierre Coursodon
Compelling collection of three loosely connected vignettes.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Rita Kempley
An episodic drama rich in sly humor and symbolic imagery.
Read Full Review >Variety Deborah Young
A powerful statement about the social oppression of women in today's Iran.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
Opens cute and poignant, turns wildly visceral, and ends in a burst of magical realism.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
Graceful compositions and slow, easy pacing.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Jean Oppenheimer
A spare film, with little dialogue but a lot to say.
Read Full Review >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.
