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It’s basically a legal nightmare wrapped in some heavy character studies. She’s an ex-addict who loses the house she inherited, and he’s this former Iranian colonel and military man forced to flee to the USA, working dead-end jobs while lying to his family just to maintain some sense of dignity... Once he snaps up her place at a bargain price, the whole fight for ownership kicks off.
Honestly, you’ve got all the ingredients for a killer drama here, but the directing and writing are so messy that the tragic beats feel accidentally hilarious. It actually leaves you feeling totally numb by the end.
Such a shame, too, because a good chunk of the movie actually holds together and works quite well... right up until the finale where everything just completely falls apart.
Both Kingsley and Agdhashloo landed Oscar nominations for their performances here. We've seen him in much better roles, though, whereas for her, this was pretty much her biggest mainstream breakthrough.
Honestly, you’ve got all the ingredients for a killer drama here, but the directing and writing are so messy that the tragic beats feel accidentally hilarious. It actually leaves you feeling totally numb by the end.
Such a shame, too, because a good chunk of the movie actually holds together and works quite well... right up until the finale where everything just completely falls apart.
Both Kingsley and Agdhashloo landed Oscar nominations for their performances here. We've seen him in much better roles, though, whereas for her, this was pretty much her biggest mainstream breakthrough.