The Deserted Station

2002 film by Alireza Raisian

The Deserted Station
Persianایستگاه متروک
Directed byAlireza Raisian
Screenplay byKambuzia Partovi
Story byAbbas Kiarostami
Produced byHossein Zandbaf
Starring
  • Leila Hatami
  • Nezam Manouchehri
  • Mehran Rajabi
CinematographyMohammad Aladpoush
Edited byHossein Zandbaf
Music byPeyman Yazdanian
Production
company
Farabi Cinema Foundation
Release dates
  • 1 February 2002 (2002-02-01) (FIFF)
  • 13 May 2003 (2003-05-13) (Iran)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

The Deserted Station (Persian: ایستگاه متروک, romanized: Istgah-e Matrouk) is a 2002 film by the Iranian director Alireza Raisian. It was scripted by Kambuzia Partovi, based on a story by Abbas Kiarostami.[1][2] Mohammad Aladpoush served as director of photography. The film starred Leila Hatami, Nezam Manouchehri and Mehran Rajabi in the principal roles.[3] Hatami won the Best Actress prize at the Montréal World Film Festival for her performance (co-winner with Maria Bonnevie).[4]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]

References

  1. ^ Holden, Stephen (3 December 2004). "After a Breakdown, a Chance for Uplift". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (6 September 2002). "The Deserted Station". Variety.
  3. ^ "BBC Gloucestershire Films - Deserted Station (Istgah-Matrouk) Review". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ Tremblay, Odile (3 September 2002). "Festival des films du monde de Montréal - Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie de Cristina Comencini tire son épingle du jeu". Le Devoir (in French).
  5. ^ "The Deserted Station". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "The Deserted Station". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

  • The Deserted Station at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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