Synopsis
On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.8%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 18 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
lightheartedemotionalvisually strikingmacabrefamily-friendlycharacter-driven
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes698
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $18,867 | $31,332 |
| International | 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $18,867 | $31,332 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $9,434 | $15,666 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $16,000 | $26,571 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $1,670,000 | $2,773,314 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $3,495,000 | $5,804,031 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $75,000 | $124,550 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $5,265,434 | $8,744,132 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2004 | $250,000 (est) | $415,167 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $80,000 (est) | $132,853 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $211,000 | $350,401 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $378,000 | $627,732 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $50,000 | $83,033 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $969,000 | $1,609,186 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $4,296,434 | $7,134,945 |
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|---|
 | Parasite | 2019 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.9 | $85,037,839 |
 | Your Name. | 2017 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.1 | $-703,056,947 |
 | The Intouchables | 2012 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.5 | $143,746,007 |
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Shared genres: 2 | 93.6 | $42,403,223 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $104,000, DVD $3,391,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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