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The drama clocks in at more than three and a half hours, with a 15-minute intermission for viewers who could use a break from the cinematic largesse.
Kudos must go to Anderson for playing a character who at times is selfish and delusional, though she isn’t so much complicated as naive.
While the documentary can sometimes feel like an extended segment of ‘60 Minutes,’ the director’s discursive style and occasional flights-of-fancy elevate the procession of professors, doctors, entrepreneurs, and devices.
One is left with deep sadness even while being strangely uplifted by all that the actor achieved before and after the injury that left him paralyzed.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s masterly focus on a divided family echoes the passionate appeals of women and young people everywhere, though the film is firmly rooted in the struggles of the Iranian people.
As the story of a family torn apart by war, the picture is unexpectedly uninvolving, owing primarily to the underwritten roles of its chief players.
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