Terrestrial Verses

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Terrestrial Verses

2024

1h 17m

Drama

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Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.

Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

04/26/2024

4/4

[O]ne of the most brilliant and provocative films to emerge from Iran recently.

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

04/25/2024

If the film feels at first a bit too obviously conceived, like a series of anti-authoritarian PSAs, it accrues depth as it goes on, finding more and more subtleties of absurdity and humiliation.

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

04/25/2024

Because each vignette is no more than a few minutes long and consists of Kafkaesque conversations that border on the absurd, “Terrestrial Verses” operates with a cumulative effect.

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Rose Ho

The Asian Cut

Aug 2

4/5

A powerful message.

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Codie Allen

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 20

8/10

Terrestrial Verses is a mirror to life's ebbs and flows, a testament to our resilience in the face of adversity. With its sincere gaze and artistic finesse, it etches itself into your soul, leaving an enduring imprint on your heart.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

05/14/2025

Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami‘s Terrestrial Verses is high in the running for the title of angriest comedy film ever made

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Irene M

@igawel 05/27/2025

May 2025. one wonders how it even got made.

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Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.

Director: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Producer: Ali Asgari, Milad Khosravi
Screenwriter: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
Distributor: KimStim
Production Co: Taat Films, Seven Springs Pictures, Cynefilms, Tell Tall Tales
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Persian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 17m