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Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The story of an active 8 year-old blind boy who shows how he senses the world without sight. The film also follows the progress of the father-son relationship after the death of the mother.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The film's climax involves a father and son reunion that is tense, tragic and, finally, as transcendent as Mohammad himself.
  2. A beautiful film from Iran explores beauty both physical and spiritual.
  3. Like a Hollywood dolt, Majidi strives to overwhelm us with emphasis, but it's the reality he was savvy to load his movie with that's touching.
  4. Although it has a good heart and a warm spirit, this prettily filmed drama is more sentimental and manipulative than earlier Iranian films on youth-related subjects.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. NaveenA.
    10
    This is a wonderful movie. It is sheer poetry on cellulide. The last scene brings tears in viewer's eyes.
  2. JunaD.
    10
    Its one of the best movies i ever saw..... In the first scene, When he touches his father's hand...there is a load of emotion unleashed...it was so good...and the scene where he saves a baby bird..the thought wouldn't have flashed even in a perfect human's eye...totally....AWESOME BLOSSOM!! Expand

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