Synopsis
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Scores
Overall Score
85.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.7%
Review Aggregate
92.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 176 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalfamily-friendlysuspensefulcharacter-driventhought-provokingpoliticalgrittytragicvisually strikingsatirical
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Hatami | 2011 | $39,000 | $54,000 | (est) |
| Peyman Moaadi | 2011 | $24,000 | $33,000 | (est) |
| Shahab Hosseini | 2011 | $18,000 | $25,000 | (est) |
| Sareh Bayat | 2011 | $15,000 | $20,000 | (est) |
| Sarina Farhadi | 2011 | $12,000 | $17,000 | (est) |
| Babak Karimi | 2011 | $11,000 | $15,000 | (est) |
| Merila Zarei | 2011 | $10,000 | $14,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0
RT critic review count177
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating8.3
IMDb votes272,510
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $7,099,055 | $9,902,061 |
| International | 2011 | $15,827,021 | $22,076,197 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $22,926,076 | $31,978,258 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $9,880,336 | $13,781,509 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2011 | $3,950,000 | $5,509,627 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2011 | $1,270,000 | $1,771,450 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2011 | $7,228,000 | $10,081,919 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2011 | $17,235,000 | $24,040,105 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2011 | $2,839,622 | $3,960,825 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $42,402,958 | $59,145,435 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2011 | $800,000 | $1,115,874 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2011 | $1,000,000 (est) | $1,394,842 (est) |
| Participations | 2011 | $3,392,000 | $4,731,305 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $2,145,000 | $2,991,936 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $160,000 | $223,175 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $7,497,000 | $10,457,132 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $34,905,958 | $48,688,303 |
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