# Oblivion Verses

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2017 film

Oblivion Verses Directed by Alireza Khatami Screenplay by Alireza Khatami Starring Juan Margallo Cinematography Antoine Héberlé Edited by Florent Mangeot Release date 2017 (2017) Language Spanish

***Oblivion Verses*** ([French](/source/French_language): *Les Versets de l'oubli*, [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Los versos del olvido*) is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Iranian filmmaker [Alireza Khatami](/source/Alireza_Khatami), in his feature film debut.[1][2]

A co-production between France, Germany, Netherlands and Chile, the film was entered into the [Horizons](/source/Orizzonti) competition at the [74th edition](/source/74th_Venice_International_Film_Festival) of the [Venice Film Festival](/source/Venice_Film_Festival), winning the prize for best screenplay.[3]

## Plot

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## Cast

- [Juan Margallo](/source/Juan_Margallo) as the morgue attendant

- Manuel Moron as the hearse driver

- Itziar Aizpuru as the old woman

- Tomás del Estal as the gravedigger

- [Julio Jung](/source/Julio_Jung) as the archive man

- [Gonzalo Robles](/source/Gonzalo_Robles) as the cemetery administrator

## Reception

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On the [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mintzer, Jordan (2 September 2017). ["'Oblivion Verses' ('Los Versos del Olvido'): Film Review | Venice 2017"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/oblivion-verses-los-versos-del-olvido-review-1031938/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240724180309/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/oblivion-verses-los-versos-del-olvido-review-1031938/) from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kiang, Jessica (18 July 2018). ["Film Review: 'Oblivion Verses'"](https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/oblivion-verses-review-1202864480/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240625212936/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/oblivion-verses-review-1202864480/) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Staff (9 September 2017). ["'The Shape Of Water' wins Venice Golden Lion"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-shape-of-water-wins-venice-golden-lion/5122199.article). *[Screen International](/source/Screen_International)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240724180310/https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-shape-of-water-wins-venice-golden-lion/5122199.article) from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Oblivion Verses"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_verses). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. [Fandango Media](/source/Fandango_Media). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240908135549/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oblivion_verses) from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

## External links

- [*Oblivion Verses*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7224496/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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