While never slow, the film feels quiet and spacious, like a prayer.
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Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The film's climax involves a father and son reunion that is tense, tragic and, finally, as transcendent as Mohammad himself.
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A family film that shames the facile commercialism of a product like "Pokemon" and its value system based on power and greed.It is made with delicacy and beauty.
The simplicity and idealism of The Color of Paradise are part of what makes it so attractive to near-jaded palates here. There are no evil characters in the film.
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New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Another perfect little gem from Iran in which the simplest story unleashes a torrent of emotion.