Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "i'm not trying to send any sort of message, Bergman says that sending messages is for telegram, I'd rather they left the cinema with questions, I believe that…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 11 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and below it for White and Black 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I'm not trying to send any sort of message. Bergman says that sending messages is for telegram. I'd rather they left the cinema with questions. I believe that the world today needs more questions tha…"Time Out Chicago interview with Asghar Farhadi, Toronto International Film Festival 2011 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 11 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Middle Eastern 100, White 2, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Fandango At Home
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A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
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Mahmoud Kalari (director)
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