Behzad, who has been in prison for manslaughter for a long time, has a son who does not know about him. When he is introduced, the son goes through a conflict. Then, as a family, they go to the victim's family seeking consent so Reza would be released.
Acting
Reza Attaran's trembling restraint destroys you.
Direction
Shoeibi's unflinching long takes on faces.
Writing
The qisas law becomes unbearable personal stakes.
Director
Behrooz Shoeibi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Iran's qisas law literally lets victims' families choose execution or compensation—this film walks that razor edge.
The corridor itself is Iran's prison architecture: narrow, bureaucratic, where state violence meets private grief.
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