After creating a prosperous life in Iran, a Jewish family may be forced to abandon everything as a revolution looms on the horizon.
Release Date: June 24th, 2016
PG-13 |1 hr 50 min
Plot SummaryAfter creating a prosperous life in Iran, a Jewish family may be forced to abandon everything as a revolution looms on the horizon.
Cast: Adrien Brody, Salma Hayek, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ariana Molkara, Alon Aboutboul, Anthony Azizi, Navid Navid, Armin Amiri
Director: Wayne Blair
This lifeless, by-the-numbers production is an excruciating exercise in cliche and tedium. Its sole joy is in trying to figure out which of its leads is overacting most. show more
The trouble is, director Wayne Blair’s perfunctorily handled adaptation of Dalia Sofer’s 2008 novel is long on cardboard characterizations and short on genuine tension. show more
The result is another vacuous melodrama/thriller that doesn’t lay a glove on the era’s historical complexities. show more
