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It's Winter

Name: It's Winter
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-02-14
Cast: Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Hashem Abdi, Said Orkani, Zahra Jafari

2006 | 86 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Dancer in the Dark, start here.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off: It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man is dismissed and his lack of prospects for the future make him decide to seek his happiness abroad. He leaves his wife and child behind and for a long time nothing is heard of him. Then a stranger turns up, a car mechanic looking for a job. The attractive single mother can’t resist his attentions. Very subtly, a struggle ensues that reflects that of a whole generation of young doubting Iranians who may want to leave the country, but hardly know how to start.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
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AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Rafi Pitts

Mitra HajjarKhatoun
Ali NicksaulatMarhab
Hashem AbdiMokhtar
Said OrkaniAli Reza
Zahra JafariKleines Mädchen
Valiollah SaliMokhtars Chef
Safari GhassemiGroßmutter
Hossein HadgbegiCafé Besitzer
Nasser MadahiChef
Leila SolymaniProstituierte