After almost two hours, you still don't know what the man from Tehran is doing in a village 450 miles away.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

After almost two hours, you still don't know what the man from Tehran is doing in a village 450 miles away.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Cumulatively, the episodic conversations paint a vivid picture of contemporary Iranian life and, especially, of the place of women in the post-revolutionary era.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Cumulatively, the episodic conversations paint a vivid picture of contemporary Iranian life and, especially, of the place of women in the post-revolutionary era.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The trans-European train on which the film's sections unfold is the perfect setting for such a synergistic venture.

~ Anton Bitel -

The trans-European train on which the film's sections unfold is the perfect setting for such a synergistic venture.

~ Anton Bitel -

There's a powerful idea at the heart of Shirin, and it's unfortunate that it found expression in the form of a feature film.

~ Max Crawford -

There's a powerful idea at the heart of Shirin, and it's unfortunate that it found expression in the form of a feature film.

~ Max Crawford -

A sublime lesson in emotional manipulation through cinematic traditions.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A sublime lesson in emotional manipulation through cinematic traditions.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

It's a shame that this intriguing idea hasn't developed into the gem of a film it should have been.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a shame that this intriguing idea hasn't developed into the gem of a film it should have been.

~ Jennie Kermode -