The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In a secluded house by the sea with the curtains shut, a screenwriter hides from the world with only his dog as company. The tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of a young woman fleeing from the authorities. Refusing to leave, she takes refuge in the house. But come dawn, another unexpected presence will change everything.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Jafar PanahiDirector
- Kambuzia PartoviDirector
- Jafar PanahiScreenplay
Cast
- Kambuzia PartoviThe Writer
- Maryam MoghaddamMelika
- Jafar PanahiHimself
- Hadi SaeediMelika's Brother
- Azadeh TorabiMelika's Sister
- Abolghasem SobhaniAgha Olia
- Mahyar JafaripourYounger Brother
- Ramin AkharianiWorker
- Sina MashyekhiWorker
- Siamak AbedinpourWorker
- Zeynab KanoumHerself
- BoyBoy the Dog
Stills
Themes
isolationclaustrophobicpsychological