The Deserted Station
Persianایستگاه متروک
Directed byAlireza Raisian
Screenplay byKambuzia Partovi
Story byAbbas Kiarostami
Produced byHossein Zandbaf
Starring
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.

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