The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is torn between her compassion for those whose dreams she is recording and a truth she must find within.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Shirin NeshatDirector
- Shoja AzariDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter
- Shoja AzariWriter
Cast
- Sheila VandSimin
- Matt DillonAlan
- William MoseleyMark
- Isabella RosselliniJane
- Christopher McDonaldBlair / Bob
- Anna GunnNancy / Betty
- Robin BartlettJackie
- Joaquim de AlmeidaJulian / Dr. Palmer
- Gaius CharlesDavid
- Nicole Ansari-CoxSimin's Mother / Maria
- Mohammad GhaffariHirsute Man
- Rebecca ComerfordSinger / Choir leader