Manuscripts Don't Burn

Manuscripts Don't Burn (Persian: دست‌نوشته‌ها نمی‌سوزند, translit. Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoozand) is a 2013 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof about a failed attempt to kill a busload of Iranian writers in 1996. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[1] where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[2] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4]

Manuscripts Don't Burn
Directed byMohammad Rasoulof
Written byMohammad Rasoulof
Release date
  • 24 May 2013 (2013-05-24) (Cannes)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Reception edit

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 93% based on 25 positive and 2 negative critic reviews. The website consensus reads: "Brave, challenging, and brimming with rage, Manuscripts Don't Burn is a political statement as much as it is a gripping thriller."[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Manuscripts Don't Burn". TIFF. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Manuscripts Don't Burn". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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