Ten

Ten (2002)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (51 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (3,890 ratings)

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami uses the casual setting of one woman's automobile as the setting for a subtle but potent look at gender issues in the Middle East. Mania Akbari plays a nameless woman who, over the course of several days, gives a number of friends, family members, and… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Abbas Kiarostami
Written By
Abbas Kiarostami
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Special Interest
In Theaters
Mar 5, 2003 Limited
On DVD
Nov 2, 2004
Zeitgeist Films

Critic Reviews

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    A major minimalist departure for Kiarostami.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    A very interesting film, despite structural limitations that keep it from approaching greatness.

  • Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

    A rare chance for viewers to eavesdrop on everyday talk in Tehran that, although fictionalized, must approximate what really happens in Iran's busy capital.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    Ten may strain your patience but that's the high-stakes gamble of this provocative project.

  • Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times

    A conceptual tour de force and a brainiac's road movie, Abbas Kiarostami's Ten goes from chilly abstraction to hot emotion in less than 60 seconds.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Totalmente realista! uma visão do mundo reprimido das mulheres iranianas. Um grande debate sobre a sociedade, que ocorre todo dentro de um carro. Prende o espectador atà (C) o fim e o faz refletir sobre as questões contemporânias. Feito de forma bem simples, o filme à (C)… More

  • Ross C


    Hmmm... a bit too arty for me! Filmed like a home video and entirely shot in one Iranian women's car, this film explores both Iranian and womens' life through her various passengers.

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]"Ten" is a collection of digitally shot vignettes centered around an unknown driver in Iran. She is in her 30's, been divorced and remarried and has one of the most annoying children on record as one of her passengers. In each of the vignettes,… More

  • Lesley N


    Documentary about a woman taxi driver's life in Tehran, told solely by filming conversations between her and her passengers over a 48-hour period. Taxi-drivers do love to talk so.

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