
A man is fired from his job. Having no more options, he decides to go find work abroad, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Months pass and his family hear no word from him. A stranger, a mechanic, arrives in town in search of work. His eyes wander to the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband. A struggle to survive of a generation torn between wanting to leave its country yet bound by blood to home.... (Full plot summary below)
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A man is fired from his job. Having no more options, he decides to go find work abroad, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Months pass and his family hear no word from him. A stranger, a mechanic, arrives in town in search of work. His eyes wander to the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband. A struggle to survive of a generation torn between wanting to leave its country yet bound by blood to home.
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| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitPitts' melancholy film paints a wintry portrait of life. |
| User ReviewPrivate UA very nuanced, memorable and poetic film. Which is from the same school as Italian Neorealism, in that not much seems to happen. However look carefully and you will see the beauty of life simmering beneath its banal surface. Not for everyone |
| User ReviewSeena Fan interesting (and slightly grim) film about life for the working classes in Iran. |
| User ReviewHeather HIt's Winter, indeed it is this is the first Iranian film I have seen were snow features so heavily. Also the eschews a rural setting in the majority of scenes for an urban view of Iran. Strangely the rural settings with wide open landscape, pick up trucks and lonely roads inhabited by glowing sirens on atop police cars is akin to a film like Paris, Texas. Like that film It's Winter is slow and brooding. The story of a husband leaving his wife and child to seek work. The have his wife become the focus of a drifter car mechanic have a low key menace. But this is nothing like a Post Man Always Rings Twice. The pace and photography especially the snow bound seqeunces are very impressive. But the film stands at a distance and you never quite get involved in the story. Punctuated throughout the film are Farsi songs sung in a tone that makes country and western feel thoroughly uplifting. The song with its lyrics pertaining to the title read from the subtitles like a poem. Overall this film is gently affecting containing a fresh look at Iranian society were economic hardship is more than just gently hinted at. This makes this Iranian fillm quite refreshing in a quitely understated way. |
| User ReviewMatthew MFar too slow. Almost no plot. Disappointing. |
| User ReviewMichael WSometimes it worked: languid and contemplative photography, the disruptive effects of economic migration, and some nicely understated performances. But our patience is never really rewarded as the plot unfolds predictably. Bleak and unremarkable. |