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Manuscripts Don't Burn

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Two Iranian agents go to extreme lengths to find a banned manuscript that details their government's failed attempt to murder 21 writers.

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Brave, challenging, and brimming with rage, Manuscripts Don't Burn is a political statement as much as it is a gripping thriller.

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Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 02/12/2015
3/4
The result asserts the two-headed truism: Artists in many countries will always find grim, sometimes deadly opposition, and those same artists will continue to risk everything to remain alive inside. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 09/14/2014
3/5
The results are challenging and alarming; the film-making brave and defiant. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 09/12/2014
4/5
Rasoulof constructs a vivid portrait of a paranoid state, but he also manages to incorporate some fingernail-endangering tension into the piece. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 10/06/2017
Iranian filmmakers have a history of couching their criticisms of life in Iran in metaphor. This film puts its portrait of authoritarian oppression out in the open. Go to Full Review Richard Porton Cinema Scope 10/03/2017
Unlike most thrillers, political or otherwise, there isn't a satisfyingly cathartic conclusion to Manuscripts Don't Burn. Go to Full Review Padraic McKiernan Sunday Independent (Ireland) 05/31/2016
A searing indictment of the current regime in Iran, this daring and brave piece deserves as wide an audience as possible. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/23/2015 A very interesting movie, focusing on the censorship office and two of its officers who are trying to get manuscripts from writers who are deemed essentially enemies of the state. That the movie was actually shot in Iran makes it even more interesting. See more 03/25/2015 Iranian film about the strong censorship that occurs in the country, prohibiting intellectual disperse their ideas with threats and murders. Good performances. A film made in cyan with gray and drab weather. The film errs by being too long. See more 12/22/2014 One of the best movies of 2014. don't miss it. See more 12/12/2014 Nail-biting and gut wrenching !!...The instruments of control in a totalitarian state......and the dangers to society of masquerading behind "national safety" to propagate tyranny See more 06/16/2014 A remarkable film, especially given the constraints under which it was made. See it if you can. See more 08/12/2013 Not only an angry film, but a brave one - apparently based on the murder of writers opposed to the Iranian regime. Chilling stuff! See more Read all reviews
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Mohammad Rasoulof

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Mohammad Rasoulof

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Mohammad Rasoulof

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Synopsis Two Iranian agents go to extreme lengths to find a banned manuscript that details their government's failed attempt to murder 21 writers.
Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Producer
Mohammad Rasoulof
Screenwriter
Mohammad Rasoulof
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 26, 2015
Runtime
2h 5m