▁spaces , ▁despite ▁all ▁limitations , ▁the ▁necessity ▁to ▁create ▁becomes ▁even ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁ur ge ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁currently ▁holds ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 1 / 1 0 0 ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" univers al ▁acc laim ." ▁ ▁Tax i ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Because ▁Pan ah i ▁was ▁leg ally ▁unable ▁to ▁leave ▁Iran ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁festival , ▁his ▁nie ce ▁H ana ▁S ae idi ▁( who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁film ) ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁award ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁Berlin ▁J ury ▁president ▁Dar ren ▁Ar on of sky ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" a ▁love ▁letter ▁to ▁cinema ... filled ▁with ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁art , ▁his ▁community , ▁his ▁country ▁and ▁his ▁audience ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁following ▁the ▁win ▁at ▁Berlin , ▁Pan ah i ▁ple aded ▁with ▁authorities ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁screen ed ▁public ly ▁in ▁Iran . ▁The ▁Iran ian ▁government ’ s ▁film ▁branch , ▁the ▁Cinema ▁Organisation , ▁offered ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁was ▁at ▁once ▁celebr atory ▁and ▁critical , ▁con gr at ulating ▁Pan ah i ▁for ▁the ▁win ▁while ▁acc using ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Film ▁Festival ▁of ▁spread ing ▁misunder standing ▁by ▁award ing ▁the ▁prize ▁to ▁Pan ah i . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁S ia hn am ay