The Painting Pool

The Painting Pool

Directed by Maziar Miri

Produced by Hozeh Honari Tehran, Soureh Cinema

201392 min7.3 / 10

A tender, intimate drama about two people with intellectual disabilities finding love and connection despite social barriers and prejudice.

Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) are different from other people, it's not just a simple difference, but a very big difference. They must try to prove to others they have solved the big difference with the miracle of love ...

Questions people ask

  • Is The Painting Pool violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Painting Pool easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Painting Pool end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is The Painting Pool sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Painting Pool scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Painting Pool

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Painting Pool

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Painting Pool, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Painting Pool, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Painting Pool, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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