The Report
A morally pressured tax collector faces bribery accusations as his already-fragile home life spirals toward crisis.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tense
- austere
- serious film night
- iranian cinema retrospective
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The tax collector faces accusations of bribery while his marriage deteriorates under escalating stress.
The protagonist must confront severe problems at home, including his wife's suicide attempt.
The film places a tax official's alleged corruption and family crisis within 1970s Iranian society.
The premise and Kiarostami's authorship center quotidian bureaucratic and domestic situations rather than action or spectacle.
Films like The Report, and why
A Separation
domestic crisis, moral pressure, and restrained social realism in Iranian cinema
The Past
observational Iranian drama focused on family strain and ethical conflict
The Secret of the Grain
quietly devastating domestic realism and emotionally complex marital conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Release Date
- 1977-01-01
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Kurosh Afsharpanah
- Behnoosh Radpour
- Mehdi Montazar
- Mostafa Tari
- Hashem Arkan
- Mohamed-Bagher Tavakoh
- Tahnaz Esmaili
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Report about?
- A morally pressured tax collector faces bribery accusations as his already-fragile home life spirals toward crisis.
- What is The Report like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Report as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Report violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Report as mild.
- Which films are like The Report?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Past, and The Secret of the Grain.
- How long is The Report?
- The Report runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Report?
- In United States, The Report streams on Criterion Channel.
