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Tales

2014 · 88 min · Director: Rakhshan Banietemad

Tales (2014) is a drama, directed by Rakhshan Banietemad. It stars Habib Rezaei and Mohammad Reza Foroutan. The 88-minute film holds an audience score of 6.5/10.

What Tales Is About

After eight years away from fiction, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad came back and laid seven separate stories against one another to draw a small map of the Iranian working class. A taxi driver, a nurse, a social worker, a woman in a workshop, each wrestling with their own trouble, one walking in through the door another has just left. The camera stays mostly in tight rooms behind closed doors, and what it records is not great events but the effort of staying upright. It won best screenplay at Venice and was read as the director returning to her own cinema.

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What is Tales about?

After eight years away from fiction, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad came back and laid seven separate stories against one another to draw a small map of the Iranian working class. A taxi driver, a nurse, a social worker, a woman in a workshop, each wrestling with their own trouble, one walking in through the door another has just left.

Where can I watch Tales?

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How long is Tales?

Tales runs for 88 minutes (1h 28m).

When did Tales come out?

Tales was released in 2014.

Who directed Tales?

Tales was directed by Rakhshan Banietemad.

Who stars in Tales?

Tales stars Habib Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Mehraveh Sharifinia, Golab Adine.

What is Tales's rating?

Tales holds 7.0/10 on IMDb and 6.5/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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