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77 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    This splendid film is no mere polemic, for Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, often called the first lady of Iranian cinema, is above all an accomplished storyteller and dramatist who understands the evocative power of sound and image.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    88
    More a bleak docu-melodrama than an esoteric morality play.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tim Merrill
    60
    Fast-paced, at times even a bit frantic, Under the Skin of the City is above all a mother-and-son story.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. samisanta
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. so cute , Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Iran's best female director Ùˆ She is right Yhtryn This film is a masterpiece . The hope of seeing films in the resplendency of Iranian cinema wish I had the best Attas… Expand
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