Went to see this with my sisters. Well, we were going to see another film which was advertised to show at 7pm. We duly arrived and were told that the film we were going to see started at 6pm. A refund was complicated so I asked if there was something else we could see and - to cut a long story short - "ten" was showing at 7 so we saw that. It's something I'd been wanting to see, but the fact that it was marketed as a film by a briliant Iranian director was a double-edged sword in attracting people to see it with me. and having seen it, I thought this was unfortunate since the themes are pretty universal. (potential spoilers) it's about 10 conversations in a car between the driver and the passengers she picks up, namely her son, her sister, a friend, an old lady and a prostitute. her relationship with her son is strained - she's had a messy divorce. the discussions revolve around each of the passengers' search for happiness in their relationships. and it's well worth the watch. it's an unusual film because there's not really any conflict between the driver and the passengers, except between the mother and the son and, to some degree, the prostitute. the passengers unload their worries and the driver listens. it works. but the countdown (each conversation is interspersed by a number counting down, 10, 9, 8... which break up the rythm of the piece since some conversations are long and some very short) works to make it feel more like a short than a feature. by the end of the countdown, yer definately ready to get out and on with yer life!
Ten
(2002)
Ten conversations about depending on others to find happiness
3 December 2002
Warning: Spoilers