Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- surreal
- melancholic
- darkly comic
- arthouse cinema night
- political film discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Monir must remove politically troublesome belongings from her home after the 2009 election protests.
Monir's deceased husband, executed brother, and martyred or emigrated sons appear through their picture frames.
The one-night house-clearing crisis is populated by argumentative figures emerging from photographs.
The story follows a family confronting politically dangerous memories in the aftermath of Iran's 2009 presidential election protests.
Films like Lovely Trash, and why
A Separation
political repression, intimate domestic setting, and surreal encounters with the dead
The Salesman
iranian social drama combining political tension with layered family conflict
The Death of Stalin
darkly comic treatment of authoritarian history through magical and allegorical elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohsen Amiryoussefi
- Release Date
- 2019-02-13
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
- Shahab Hosseini
- Hedie Tehrani
- Akbar Abdi
- Negar Javaherian
- Habib Rezaei
- Saber Abar
Common questions
- What is Lovely Trash about?
- An elderly Iranian woman’s frantic overnight house-cleaning becomes a surreal reckoning with family ghosts and the political memories that make ordinary possessions dangerous.
- What is Lovely Trash like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lovely Trash as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Lovely Trash violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Lovely Trash as mild.
- Which films are like Lovely Trash?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Salesman, and The Death of Stalin.
- How long is Lovely Trash?
- Lovely Trash runs 88 minutes.
