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2006 Certificate 12
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"It's Winter" begins as a man leaves his wife and daughter in Tehran to search for work abroad. Months pass and the family hear no word from him. Meanwhile a stranger arrives in town in search of work, whose eye is taken by the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband... A beautifully composed and poetic .. Read more

Starring Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Said Orkani, Hashem Abdi
Director Rafi Pitts
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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It's Winter

"It's Winter" begins as a man leaves his wife and daughter in Tehran to search for work abroad. Months pass and the family hear no word from him. Meanwhile a stranger arrives in town in search of work, whose eye is taken by the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband... A beautifully composed and poetic study of masculinity and ordinary lives, Rafi Pitt's acclaimed film illuminates the plight of a generation torn between a desire to leave their country yet who are bound by blood to home.

Starring Mitra Hajjar, Ali Nicksaulat, Said Orkani, Hashem Abdi, Zahra Jafari
Director Rafi Pitts
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Farsi
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 23 Apr 2007
Production year: 2006

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  • It's amazing how Iran manages to provide us with a stream of quality films...A Quiet but beautifully orchestrated piece of cinema

    • Derek Malcolm, Evening Standard
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • Kicking off with memorably beautiful music and images, this third fiction feature from Rafi Pitts a London-educated... read more on Time Out

    • Geoff Andrew, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 35 out of 36 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A rambling review on a moving film.

    I was initially nonplussed by these brooding scenes and spartan scenery. I left the cinema feeling barely satisfied.

    But a couple of months later I ... more

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      • lewisjenkins01@warmmail.com from london
      • Posted 12 Feb 2007 22:16

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  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Flim Perfection

    'It's Winter' is not a cheerful film but it is a perfect one. It may be that my past experience living abroad made it more powerful for me (though ... more

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      • PeterSays from Romsey
      • Posted 16 Jul 2007 09:33
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