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Waiting
1974·Movie
·43min·
About
A dialogue-free film that follows a boy in southern Iran whose daily chore is bringing an elegant glass bowl to get filled with ice, and then returning home.
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Questions about Waiting
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Is Waiting worth watching?
68
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, and Metacritic 30). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
How long is Waiting?
0 h 43 min
Waiting runs 0 h 43 min.
Do critics and audiences agree on Waiting?
Critics30
Audiences72
Not quite. Audiences rate Waiting higher (72) than critics (30). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
What language is Waiting in?
Persian
It was made in Persian. Produced in Iran.
What tropes does Waiting use?
One-Word TitleNaïve Newcomer"The Reason You Suck" SpeechSuddenly ShoutingThe OnerJerkassThose Two GuysAudience SurrogateCool Old GuyMagical NegroAlmighty JanitorThe Voicelessand 26 more
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for Waiting, including One-Word Title, Naïve Newcomer, "The Reason You Suck" Speech.