Ten (2002)

Original title

ده

Directed by

Abbas Kiarostami

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Iran, France

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 137 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A female driver in Tehran has a series of real-time conversations with passengers in her car, mainly with her young son and other women. The film explores the personal struggles and social restrictions they face.

intimateconversationalobservationalcontemplativerawunadornedhonestrestrained

What happens

Ten (Persian: ده, romanized: Dah; appears as 10 during the opening credits) is a 2002 Iranian docufiction film starring Mania Akbari and Amina Maher. It was released with Abbas Kiarostami credited as the director; however, his role in the film and the source of the footage have been disputed by Akbari since 2020. The film premiered May 20, 2002 at the 55th Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It received positive reviews from film critics. Due to its discussion of discrimination against women, Ten was banned in Iran. The film's two lead actresses have made calls for the distributor to stop screening it, over allegations of plagiarism and abuse by Kiarostami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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