Overview
A tragic accident leads to a haunting moral dilemma for a father and a doctor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- somber
- tense
- austere
- serious film night
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful and suspenseful Iranian moral drama, praising its performances and ethical complexity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nariman's forensic role forces him to investigate a child's death that may be connected to his own earlier accident.
The motorcyclist's refusal of money and the family's precarious circumstances intensify the dispute over responsibility.
The child's death is attributed to food poisoning by some doctors while Nariman questions whether the accident caused it.
The hospital, autopsy, and interrogation structure the characters' emotional conflict through official systems.
Films like No Date, No Signature, and why
A Separation
Iranian social realism, moral ambiguity, and an investigation shaped by class and institutional pressure
The Salesman
Iranian ethical drama centered on guilt, responsibility, and a death whose circumstances remain contested
The Hunt
slow-building moral thriller involving an ordinary family crisis and escalating social consequences
The Secret in Their Eyes
somber social mystery driven by conflicting testimonies and institutional scrutiny
Movie Details
- Director
- Vahid Jalilvand
- Release Date
- 2017-08-01
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (140)
Cast
- Navid Mohammadzadeh
- Amir Aghaei
- Hedie Tehrani
- Zakiyeh Behbahani
- Saeed Dakh
- Alireza Ostadi
- Iman Farzam
- Mojdeh Daei
Common questions
- What is No Date, No Signature about?
- A forensic pathologist investigates the suspicious death of a child he may have accidentally helped kill, confronting guilt, class inequality, and the limits of certainty.
- What is No Date, No Signature like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of No Date, No Signature as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is No Date, No Signature violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in No Date, No Signature as mild.
- What did critics think of No Date, No Signature?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful and suspenseful Iranian moral drama, praising its performances and ethical complexity.
- Which films are like No Date, No Signature?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Salesman, The Hunt, and The Secret in Their Eyes.
- How long is No Date, No Signature?
- No Date, No Signature runs 100 minutes.
