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  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 42 m
Ava

Summary Based on her own adolescent experiences, Sadaf Foroughi’s Ava is a gripping debut about a young girl’s coming-of-age in a strict, traditional society. Living with her well-to-do parents in Tehran, Ava is a bright and focused teen whose concerns — friendships, music, social status, academic performance — resemble that of nearly any teenag...

Directed By: Sadaf Foroughi

Written By: Sadaf Foroughi

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 42 m

Ava

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
79
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Based on her own adolescent experiences, Sadaf Foroughi’s Ava is a gripping debut about a young girl’s coming-of-age in a strict, traditional society. Living with her well-to-do parents in Tehran, Ava is a bright and focused teen whose concerns — friendships, music, social status, academic performance — resemble that of nearly any teenag...

Directed By: Sadaf Foroughi

Written By: Sadaf Foroughi

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
79
92% Positive
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
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8% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
79
92% Positive
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jul 12, 2018
In watching Ava, a visually inviting and sharp portrait of teenage life in Iran, one must admire how writer-director Sadaf Foroughi was able to play her own tune in life.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
90
Apr 25, 2018
Foroughi’s movie surveys how the mounting external pressures in Ava’s life bring her to a near-breaking point, and the director has devised (with the cinematographer, Sina Kermanizadeh) an explosive visual grammar to approximate the depths of Ava’s isolation and pain.
By Danny King FULL REVIEW
83
Apr 27, 2018
It’s gut-punch cinema, uneasy and unpredictable, though Foroughi keeps it clicking right along into the rare open ending that feels earned.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 1, 2022
Ava is made with superb technique and real style.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 1, 2022
The film's bitter exposé of life under a theocracy is unforgettable
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 26, 2018
Foroughi’s assured debut remains a welcomed and insightful reminder that the patriarchy Ava struggles against is still alive and kicking. Stories like hers will hardly ever grow old.
By Leonardo Goi FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 28, 2018
The film's constant cruelty is so inescapable that it starts to feel unfair not only to the protagonist, but to Iran itself.
By Jake Cole FULL REVIEW

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User Score
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25% Mixed
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Production Company Sweet Delight Pictures
Release Date Apr 27, 2018
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Göteborg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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