Most will find this sleepy little film far too slow-moving to merit watching. And I must admit that I was able to flip through a new cookbook while it was on without really missing anything! But the amazing thing about the movie, which spends more time showing people walking, driving, or running than anything else, is that the sporadic dialogue really sinks in. Almost as if it has more time to digest.

I enjoyed the exchange between the spunky, high-minded election agent and her grumpy, pragmatic guard especially. The comic metaphors are easily lost in the seriousness of the characters, but they are there. My Iranian roommate reports that the Farsi is good and the film really seems to be depicting the isolation and dreariness of daily life for many in the Persian Gulf.