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Ava
Directed by
Sadaf Foroughi
2018
1h 43m
Not Rated
Drama
6.7
97%
62%
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The life of a high school girl in Iran becomes more complicated after her mother catches her in an act of rebellion.
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Cast of Ava
Mahour Jabbari
Ava
Vahid Aghapoor
Father
Parnian Akhtari
Anahita
Sarah Alimoradi
Shirin
Mona Ghiasi
Yasi
Houman Hoursan
Nima
Bahar Noohian
Mother
Ava Reviews
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
Beautifully observed, Sadaf Foroughi's feature début explores the way that, even in societies explicitly controlled by men, it's often women who enforce social rules and seek to control one another's behaviour.
Filmmixtape
Chris Feil
The tension is high, and the stakes are kept punishingly human.
The Playlist
Lena Wilson
All in all, Ava is an accomplished work that marks bright futures for all its cast and crew, particularly writer-director Sadaf Foroughi and star Mahour Jabbari.
RogerEbert.com
Tomris Laffly
While Ava may not reach the rousing heights of the similarly-themed titles like Wadjda and Mustang, it certainly puts its sharp-eyed filmmaker Foroughi on the cinematic map.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Ava is a layered, complex character, and one that anyone who was ever a teenager can identify with.
indieWire
Kate Erbland
Foroughi finds the balance in an overwrought situation.
Slant Magazine
Jake Cole
The film's constant cruelty is so inescapable that it starts to feel unfair not only to the protagonist, but to Iran itself.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A welcome character study about a rebellious teenage girl in Iran.
Chicago Reader
Leah Pickett
Foroughi's visual storytelling is impressive.
Village Voice
Danny King
At its most gripping, Ava communicates...familiar adolescent agonies through formal detail that makes them smolder anew.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Lurching relentlessly from one conflict to another, the movie distills its emotions - and maintains its momentum - in conversations of remarkably controlled intensity.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
An assured debut
SF Weekly
Sherilyn Connelly
For her debut feature, Foroughi shoots her film like an old pro.
The Young Folks
Yasmin Kleinbart
Not too often do we see an Iranian film starring and directed by women, but Ava is a good start for much-needed representation.
MiamiArtZine
Rubén Rosario
Kudos are also in order for Jabbari, who does most of the heavy lifting on screen and handles the emotionally draining subject matter in confident, captivating fashion.
Big Apple Reviews
Harvey S. Karten
Ava, tormented by her mother and her school's principal, is a product of a conservative Iranian culture and a frustrated, overworked mother in this caustic and effective view of a teen girl facing unrelenting criticism.
Common Sense Media
Joyce Slaton
Moving, unrelenting tale of Iranian teen's fall from grace.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
While the film can be taken to an extent as a critique of Iran's strictly regimented societal norms, it's even more a devastating dissection of parent-child dysfunctions that know no national borders.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
Sympathetic to even the most misguided characters before her lens, the filmmaker's desire to see what makes people tick reveals a big heart and in "Ava," it never stops beating.
The Film Stage
Leonardo Goi
Foroughi's assured debut remains a welcomed and insightful reminder that the patriarchy Ava struggles against is still alive and kicking.
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