Synopsis
سیب
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
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The 1997–1999 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Other Asia release window, The Apple sits at #16 of 22. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 8 titles released, including The Apple. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (53 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Other Asia films in 1998.
The 99th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
43 audience reviews — more than 86% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (86th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Apple, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social worker · 2
- apple · 1
- neglected child · 1
- blindness · 7
- woman director · 246
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #334 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #246 of 356 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran, France |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | MK2 Films, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | May 27, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0156901 |