There is a charm and grace to this 'not' film that mirrors all of Panahi's previous filmic masterpieces.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

There is a charm and grace to this 'not' film that mirrors all of Panahi's previous filmic masterpieces.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Inspiring and charming.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Inspiring and charming.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

At one point it seems “Panahi” could easily step from one country to the other, but as his film shows, leaving is not always an easy option.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

At one point it seems “Panahi” could easily step from one country to the other, but as his film shows, leaving is not always an easy option.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Unobtrusive direction, naturalistic performances and humanist sentiment are de rigeur, along with sequences of guys driving around, as well as, more often than not, impenetrable night-for-night visuals.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Unobtrusive direction, naturalistic performances and humanist sentiment are de rigeur, along with sequences of guys driving around, as well as, more often than not, impenetrable night-for-night visuals.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The more problematic aspects of the film stem from a narrative that cannot sustain the inventiveness of the central conceit and which peters out before the end.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

The more problematic aspects of the film stem from a narrative that cannot sustain the inventiveness of the central conceit and which peters out before the end.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Despite, or because of, the appalling nature of these women's lives, the film has a raw edge.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite, or because of, the appalling nature of these women's lives, the film has a raw edge.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -