After getting involved in a brawl with three brothers, Ali accidently kills one of them and runs for his life.
Direction
Naderi's claustrophobic Tehran alleys feel like a trap closing.
Acting
Saeed Rad's panic is so real you'll check your own pulse.
Practical Effects
Pre-revolution Tehran shot live — no sets, just survival.
Director
Amir Naderi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1972 pre-revolution Iran, this captures a Tehran about to vanish — the bazaars, the cars, the specific desperation of the Pahlavi era's underclass. Naderi made it with non-professionals and stolen locations.
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