

Ghodrat Samadi wants to become a member of parliament, but he has a reputation for recklessness and taking arbitrary action. Deciding his best course of action is negotiating with assorted parties and politicians, none take him seriously until he's connected to a single, notorious incident.
Acting
Hamed Behdad's wild-eyed chaos energy carries every scene
Direction
Tabrizi balances farce with genuine political bite
Writing
Sharp dialogue that mocks bureaucracy without mercy

Director
Kamal Tabrizi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tabrizi is a veteran of Iranian cinema known for navigating censorship; Sly's political satire had to be carefully calibrated for domestic release.
The notorious incident involves a spectacularly mishandled construction collapse that Ghodrat accidentally takes credit for 'solving'—or does he?