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Born in Evin

2019

Maryam Zaree

Documentary

6.2

26

Documentary The documentary follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.

	Author	Review
Canada	Courtney Small In The Seats	"'Born in Evin' does a solid job of showing the lingering impact of trauma (...) [It] brings nuance to the migrant experience (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Andrew Parker The Gate	"The biggest success of 'Born in Evin' is that the filmmaker and subject let these traumas and the feelings that arise from them speak for themselves (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Devika Girish The New York Times	"[Its] attempts to create a pat structure are at odds with the film’s theme of learning to live with the murky, sometimes irresolvable effects of trauma."	NEU
Canada	Susan G. Cole Now Toronto	"[It] reveals an essential human truth: trauma is the ultimate silencer."	POS

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