A Moment of Innocence sits in the top 9% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #50 of 547 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
نون و گلدون
A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #50 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #36 of 356 (top 10%).
Audience Engagement
81 audience reviews — more than 92% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Other Asia films.
The 1995–1997 Other Asia Window
Among 15 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, A Moment of Innocence places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Other Asia, 53 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Moment of Innocence premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Other Asia films in 1996.
The 89th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Moment of Innocence, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- policeman · 4
- autobiographical · 3
- gun · 22
- winter · 8
- marriage proposal · 6
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran, France |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Pakhshiran, MK2 Films |
| Runtime | 1h 18m |
| Release Date | August 13, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0117214 |







