‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: An Iranian Woman Tries to Change Her Village in a Conflicted Documentary
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variety.comSiddhant Adlakha Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni bring a measured hand to “Cutting Through Rocks,” their debut documentary about the first councilwoman in a rural Iranian village.
The film’s irascible but deeply principled subject — thirty-something divorcee Sara Shahverdi — gives the film its energy, though its lulls aren’t quite as purposeful.
However, despite feeling drawn-out, the doc features occasional bursts of visual panache that help emphasize its underlying story.
Shahverdi is introduced trying to pry open a locked gate — both a literal chore, and a focused metaphor for the Herculean tasks before her as she runs for local office.
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