A serial killer is going around killing Iran's most beloved filmmakers. Hasan, a blacklisted filmmaker himself, is depressed and wonders: why isn't he being targeted?
Writing
Script weaponizes self-deprecation into political commentary.
Acting
Hasan Ma'juni's pathetic desperation is uncomfortably relatable.
Director
Mani Haghighi
Hasan Ma'juni
Hasan Kasmai - The Director
Leila Hatami
Shiva Mohajer - The Actress
Leili Rashidi
Goli - The Wife
Parinaz Izadyar
Annie - The Stalker
Ali Bagheri
Azemat - The Policeman
Siamak Ansari
Homayoun - The Tennis Partner
Ali Mosaffa
Sohrab Saidi - The Rival
Ainaz Azarhoush
Alma - The Daughter
Mahnaz Afshar
Mahnaz Afshar
Payman Maadi
Payman Maadi
Saber Abar
Saber Abar
Vishka Asayesh
Vishka Asayesh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mani Haghighi was genuinely blacklisted by Iranian authorities; this film couldn't screen legally in Iran.
The murdered directors are all real Iranian filmmakers, some Haghighi's actual rivals—he's literally fantasizing about their deaths.
IR
