Yek rouz bishtar

Brilliantly directed, this is a cryptic, hypnotic rumination on the nature of time as experienced by the film's characters and the audience, reminiscent of someone like Chantal Akerman; plot, which is a bit hard to follow, seems to revolve around a hospital orderly, now in prison, who was selling prescription drugs on the black market, and his relationship with a young woman who may be related to one of his connections. Film is structured around very long takes with slow camera movements that draw the viewer into the details of daily routine (again, like early Akerman). Not to all tastes perhaps, but an excellent piece of work.