201912

Born in Evin

Name: Born in Evin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-10-17
Rating: 6.4

Documentary1h 38m

6.4/10

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.

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Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

4 fresh · 0 rotten

Devika Girish

RTNew York TimesJun 9, 2020

Zaree makes an eloquent and arresting protagonist, though her documentary is a bit too tidy for its own good.

Courtney Small

RTIn The SeatsJan 31, 2020

As Zaree slowly chips away at the wall of silence that has become an inherent part of Iranian culture, an intriguing tale of perseverance unfolds.

Nora Lee Mandel

RTFF2 MediaJul 2, 2019

Emotionally searches to fill in blanks from birth in prison. ..and finds touching stories of solidarity...from Iranian exiles...to see beyond herself...to all women survivors

Andrew Parker

RTThe GateMay 3, 2019

The biggest success of Born in Evin is that the filmmaker and subject let these traumas and the feelings that arise from them speak for themselves.