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Intertwines the lives of six young Iranians as they struggle to satisfy their private desires in the face of conservative Islamic society.
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| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDog Sweat (the title is slang for alcohol) is surprisingly polished, the young actors warmly believable despite being restricted by the film's narrow focus. |
| Slant MagazineBill WeberWith six protagonists serving as a cross-section of Tehran's youthful population, director Hossein Keshavarz's Dog Sweat is a somber, minor-keyed debut feature about the daily manifestations of oppression in contemporary Iran. |
| NPRMark JenkinsIf it sometimes seems undercooked, that's an understandable flaw for a movie whose making was utterly illegal. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenWhatever personal risks first-time director Hossein Keshavarz took to make the film, there's little sense of danger in the finished product, which offers snapshots of middle-class Iran but falls flat on the dramatic front. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe cast is fine, but the roles are superficial and too concentrated on the film's theme. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerGreat for ADD-style viewing but not for advancing Iranian cinema's currently challenged profile. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonIt might be sufficient that Dog Sweat exists at all - but only if you believe intention trumps execution. |
| Time OutDavid FearSubversive elements or not, this is essentially little more than a TV soap opera spiced with hot-button topics (gender issues, clandestine gay trysts), and the combo of TV melodramatics and mumblecore-ish aesthetics eventually wears out its welcome. |