Baran fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Baran is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Baran is included with a subscription to Hoopla in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 30 min
Baran runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Baran higher (95) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Persian, with some Azerbaijani. Produced in Iran.
TV Tropes lists 18 storytelling tropes for Baran, including Bilingual Bonus, Green-Eyed Monster, Coming of Age Story.
7.7
