Artificial-Eye continues to bring important world cinema to DVD in excellent transfers. Viewed with a projector the image looks remarkably strong, with only some minor flaws. There's a few scenes with visible edge enhancement, and occasionally the picture is a little soft, but I suspect they are also on the original film elements. Even though the black levels are solid, I have a feeling that the master tape for this transfer is made from a copy produced for cinema purpose. The black sequences are often blocked in darker scenes. I'm sure that in the original camera negative there's more depth visible. But these are only minor flaws in a very strong transfer.

The Dolby Digital 2.0 sound is solid. There's an excellent 40 minutes interview with the director. It has made in a film school in London, and speaks perfect English. It's amazing how much information there is in 40 minutes. It's odd to hear him mention John Ford, because during the film I had several times the feeling that these Iranian characters are as lonely as Ethan in The Searchers. Even the "home" and the use of landscapes occasionally evokes Ford's films.

This is one of the best films I have seen for a long time. Don't miss it!