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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Roja
2016 0h 15m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Roja is drawn from Neshat’s own recurring dreams, memories and desires. The work traces a young woman’s disquieting attempts to connect with American culture while reconciling her identification with her home country of Iran.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shirin Neshat
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Shirin Neshat directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 15 min · 0h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Shirin Neshat
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-08-20· Source: https://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/624
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