Recommended for age 9 and older. "Son of Mary is a touching, gentle film set in the northwestern Azerbaijan region that depicts the relationship between a young Muslim boy and an older Armenian priest. When the priest has an accident, the boy travels to the nearest city to find his brother. Presenting, indeed celebrating, the multi-ethnic and even multi-religious character of Iran-something rarely known or appreciated in the West-the film points to a possible new direction for one of the most fertile national cinemas today."-Richard Peña, Film Comment