Secret Ballot

A real winner -- smart, funny, subtle, and resonant.
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
A psychic journey deep into the very fabric of Iranian ... life.
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
A comedy that provides serious testament to the arduous, often dreary, always imperfect work of democracy.
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
A gem, captured in the unhurried, low-key style favored by many directors of the Iranian new wave.
Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicago Tribune
Beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm.
Martha Barber
Miami Herald
There has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes. I believe the message is in the messenger: The agent is a woman.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

COMEDY

2001 / 105 min

A female election agent and a gun-toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success.

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Year:
2001
Director:
Babak Payami
Writer:
Babak Payami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring:
Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi, Youssef Habashi