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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 19 Jan 2017

The world needs to see this spare, revelatory film and hear these girls' pained and sometimes proud confessions…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Jan 2017

If Starless Dreams inspires conflicted feelings in viewers, it may be by design. It’s hard not to want to flee, and it’s hard to look away…

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By John Bleasdale (289) for CineVue (2,163) on 17 Jan 2017

Starless Dreams is a fascinating and humane view of the marginalised and forgotten…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 17 Jan 2017

What distinguishes Starless Dreams is Oskouei’s voice, heard from off screen, getting these girls to be honest about where they’ve come…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for Variety (12,700) on 17 Jan 2017

With the conceptual rigor and emotional directness associated with the best of Iranian cinema, Oskouei simply listens to the stories of those…

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By Deborah Young (235) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 17 Jan 2017

Starless Dreams (Royahaye Dame Sobh), shot in a juvenile correctional facility for girls under the age of 18, is the perfect example of how…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out London (344) on 17 Jan 2017

These young women have already witnessed enough horror to last a lifetime, and in this unforgiving society their lot seems unlikely to improve…

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By Clayton Dillard (209) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 17 Jan 2017

Mehrdad Oskouei avoids sentimentalizing the girls or tritely lamenting their stolen innocence…

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Film critics gave Starless Dreams (2017) an average score of 85%, indicating generally very positive reviews.

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