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Access, isolation, gender politics, parental relations


I wrote an article about this wonderful film. Would very much like to know what this board thinks about it.

https://vaguevisages.com/2016/11/30/no-exit-access-and-isolation-in-babak-anvaris-under-the-shadow/

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Thank you very much for this insightful, profound and fact-packed review. Pretty much sure it would be extremely useful for serious movie buffs, yet for those undetermined whether it is worthy to be given a try. Just finished watching this amazing thriller unlikely to come from a Middle Eastern country. Seemingly slow-burn at first half, then starts unfolding very fast delivering chills in abundance with plenty of decent jump scares and some unique shooting angles. Great directing and believable acting from the leads. Also quite interesting from the historical perspective and country wise specific details at least for a person unaware of the respective culture and traditions.

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I appreciate your article and am glad you are so enthralled with the film. I found it to be just ok, despite excellent work by the director and actors. The story did not engage me as much as I would have liked.

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While it's a fine article on the film, I wish you would have had a spoiler warning for the other films you compared it to.

Thankfully, I think I managed to skip over the bits that talked about the couple of films I hadn't seen.

Still, someone else night like a warning.

I apologise for not giving a proper response to your article. Because I had to skip over parts and am rather tired, I don't think I can adequately make one.

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