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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 85/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 7,028 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic85/100
957 audience votes
Key crew
- Asghar FarhadiDirector
- Asghar FarhadiWriter
- Sattar OrakiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shahab HosseiniEmad Etesami
- Taraneh AlidoostiRana Etesami
- Babak KarimiBabak
- Mina SadatiSanam
- Mehdi KoushkiSiavash
- Farid Sajjadi HosseiniNaser
- Maral BaniadamKati
- Mojtaba PirzadehMajid
- Sam ValipourSadra
- Shirin AghakashiEsmat
- Emad EmamiAli
- Sahra AsadollahiMojgan
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Themes
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