# Nothing (2010)

> An unsettling Iranian tragicomedy follows a ravenous, ill outsider who seeks marriage as a way into a struggling family’s crowded world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/257540

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Abdolreza Kahani
- Cast: Ahmad Mehranfar, Mehran Ahmadi, Nayereh Farahani, Pantea Bahram, Mehdi Hashemi, Negar Javaherian, Baran Kosari, Saber Abar
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1844678/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: awkward, sardonic, bleak, arthouse film night, iranian cinema discovery

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