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The Apple Reviews

1997

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Twin girls, the daughters of a blind mother and poor father, are kept inside their home as virtual prisoners. Their father believes that they must not be exposed to the sun. A social worker attempts to persuade the family that it is in the best interests of the girls to allow them the chance to explore the outside world. Based .. Read more

Starring	Zahra Naderi, Massoumeh Naderi
Director	Samira Makmalbaf
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Directed by the 18-year-old daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf (who wrote and edited this film), this tells the story of two... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  Bizarre Iranian Drama
  
  An odd atmospheric film about two children who are locked in their house by their father and blind mother, before being rescued by a social worker. Filmed with ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 06 Dec 2004 at 15:59
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  - 7
  rubbish film very hard to keep up
  
  boring and hard to follow ! tried to watch it 3 times, subtiltes way out of speaking so very difficult to keep up with the story!!
  
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  - hereford uk
  - 25 Jul 2010 at 19:21
- - 6
  - 0
  a quirky gem
  
  A peculiar and bizarre little film that I enjoyed immensely. If you would like to see the world from another perspective, this is for you. Not a classic but ... read more »
  
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- - TheDanster
  - 3 reviews
  - Crawley
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 15:11
- - 3
  - 1
  The Apple
  
  This film looks at the lives of two girls who are locked in the house by their protective Mother and later 'rescued' by a social worker who has had ... read more »
  
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- - Sarack
  - 11 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 20:38
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  - 2
  No no no..
  
  Over-rated. I'm not surprised it was filmed by a 17 year old. Very long, amateurish, just no.
  
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  - Berkshire, UK
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 15:07
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  - 3
  RUBBISH!
  
  Its absolute crap!!! Total waste of money and time
  
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  - Purfleet
  - 07 Aug 2008 at 12:23
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  The children shine
  
  The Apple... what compelling viewing... simple but beautiful... to have a glimpse of Iranian life of ten years ago... but a drama too.... amazing to think that ... read more »
  
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  - Wirral
  - 15 Jul 2008 at 22:41
- - 0
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  Amazing
  
  Incredible true story, the girls were so unselfconscious and the father allowed himself to be criticised on film as though he was totally unaware of the camera... read more »
  
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  - Eye
  - 19 Mar 2008 at 09:58
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  - 9
  Sweet, sad, funny, astonishing
  
  It's really a mark of this film's achievement that in spite of the extreme true life situation it depicts, not one of the characters is demonised or ... read more »
  
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- - bolshy spice
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 04 Mar 2007 at 02:10
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  Fantastic
  
  Though it still has a storng and perturbing sense of the surreal this is a far more ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 18 Dec 2006 at 13:27
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  ok film
  
  This film was ok... its a story of 2 young girls not allowed to go out or anything...
  
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  - london
  - 02 May 2006 at 09:20
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- - 18
  - 1
  Bizarre Iranian Drama
  
  An odd atmospheric film about two children who are locked in their house by their father and blind mother, before being rescued by a social worker. Filmed with ... read more »
  
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- 57666
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - england
  - 06 Dec 2004 at 15:59
- - 8
  - 0
  disturbing viewing
  
  i was expecting the film to concentrate on the time the girls were locked up but it begins with social services' involvement and the girl's first ... read more »
  
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- - puddles22
  - 33 reviews
  - hove
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 22:07
- - 6
  - 0
  a quirky gem
  
  A peculiar and bizarre little film that I enjoyed immensely. If you would like to see the world from another perspective, this is for you. Not a classic but ... read more »
  
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- - TheDanster
  - 3 reviews
  - Crawley
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 15:11
- - 5
  - 0
  I loved this film
  
  I watched it twice. The first time, knowing nothing about it; the second time having read a bit about the making of it and the people involved in its making. ... read more »
  
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- - SuzannePolish
  - 44 reviews
  - South West
  - 11 Dec 2005 at 10:48
- - 3
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  The Apple
  
  This film looks at the lives of two girls who are locked in the house by their protective Mother and later 'rescued' by a social worker who has had ... read more »
  
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- - Sarack
  - 11 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 20:38
- - 2
  - 0
  Very interesting and different
  
  An alternative , documentary style film . The two girls were very sweet and the father actually unintentionally funny. Played by the original family it is based... read more »
  
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  - Rickmansworth, UK
  - 12 Jul 2005 at 19:19
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  - 0
  A real eye-opener
  
  The small and rather unassuming film from Iran is a must see for everyone working with children, especially for social workers.
  
  The story and style ... read more »
  
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- - ThomasKus
  - 143 reviews
  - Gloucester
  - 12 Jul 2005 at 20:36
- - 0
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  Fantastic
  
  Though it still has a storng and perturbing sense of the surreal this is a far more ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 18 Dec 2006 at 13:27
- - 0
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  Amazing
  
  Incredible true story, the girls were so unselfconscious and the father allowed himself to be criticised on film as though he was totally unaware of the camera... read more »
  
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  - Eye
  - 19 Mar 2008 at 09:58
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  The children shine
  
  The Apple... what compelling viewing... simple but beautiful... to have a glimpse of Iranian life of ten years ago... but a drama too.... amazing to think that ... read more »
  
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  - Wirral
  - 15 Jul 2008 at 22:41

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Critics' reviews
- Directed by the 18-year-old daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf (who wrote and edited this film), this tells the story of two... read more on Time Out
- 47243
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- "...A dazzling piece of pure cinema... An incomparably moving experience..." (Gilbert Adair)
- 12621
- - The Independent on Sunday
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...Fascinating... Keeps us thoughtful, charmed and entertained..."
- 12622
- - The Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...Extraordinary... Remarkable... Wryly humourous..."
- 12619
- - Daily Telegraph
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...THE APPLE is as wondrous as it is strange..."
- 12620
- - The Guardian
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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  Twin girls, the daughters of a blind mother and poor father, are kept inside their home as virtual prisoners. Their father believes that they must not be exposed to the sun. A social worker attempts to persuade the family that it is in the best interests of the girls to allow them the chance to ...