Maryam (2002)
76 %
Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 26 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 22, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Opening with a montage of news footage of the Islamic revolution in Iran and the exile of the Shah, set to The Cars' "Good Times Roll," MARYAM depicts the patriotic fervor and anti-Iranian sentiment of America in 1979 through the eyes of an assimilated Iranian American teenage girl (Mariam... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Mariam Parris, Shaun Toub, David Ackert, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maziyar Jobrani
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Smarter in its message than its execution, this is still a thought-provoking rental.
09/16/05
First-time writer-director Serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving, effective little film.
12/08/02
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08/09/02
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High on melodrama. But it's emotionally engrossing, too, thanks to strong, credible performances from the whole cast.
07/26/02
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A searing reminder of the relevance of recent history and of the timeless power of fiction to humanize people and crystallize sweeping events into personal drama.
07/20/02
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It's a very sincere work, but it would be better as a diary or documentary.
07/19/02
A quietly moving look back at what it was to be Iranian-American in 1979.
07/19/02
It takes this never-ending confusion and hatred, puts a human face on it, evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding.
06/10/02
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captures that perverse element of the Kafkaesque where identity, overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted "other."
04/25/02
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The film is powerful, accessible and funny. You won't miss its messages, but you'll be entertained as well.
04/19/02
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The picture would be better suited to public television, where its modest character will be more at home and its didacticism perhaps less blatant.
04/11/02
Not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece.
04/04/02
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