Ten (2002 film)

Ten
Directed byAbbas Kiarostami[a]
Produced byMarin Karmitz
Abbas Kiarostami
StarringMania Akbari
Amina Maher[b]
CinematographyAbbas Kiarostami
Edited byAbbas Kiarostami
Vahid Ghazi
Bahman Kiarostami
Music byHoward Blake
Release date
  • May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20) (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Ten (Persian: ده; appears as 10 during the opening credits) is a 2002 Iranian docufiction film starring Mania Akbari and Amina Maher.[1] It was released with Abbas Kiarostami credited as the director; however, his role in the film and the source of the footage have been disputed by Akbari since 2020.

The film premiered May 20, 2002 at the 55th Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or.[2] It received positive reviews from film critics. Due to its discussion of discrimination against women, Ten was banned in Iran. The film's two lead actresses have made calls for the distributor to stop screening it, over allegations of plagiarism and abuse by Kiarostami.


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  1. ^ Ten – review by Peter Bradshaw at The Guardian, September 27, 2002
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Ten". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.