A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night.35197In a depressed industrial town in Iran, drug dealers, pimps, and other ne’er-do-wells come out at night and ruin lives.  A skateboarding vampire in a chador provides vengeance. And, then she meets a boy… This is a moody, atmospheric film reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch films.

Box Office Bottom Line: I liked it – a nice twist on the “helpless muslim girl” trope. It is a little slow-paced, but intriguing enough to keep one’s attention.

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