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85 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Maryiam Palvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh
  • Summary: This film tells the intertwining stories of a group of seven Iranian women, each of whom has a criminal past due to societal prejudices and oppressive laws.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    100
    Naturalistic, gritty, and unrelenting.
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  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Quiet, rageful indictment of a two-tiered Islamic society.
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Suspenseful and ingeniously directed.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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