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Ali Ahmadzadeh / IR, DE, 2023 / 99 min.

In the dark of the Iranian night Amir meets drug addicts, smugglers, sex workers and a mother desperately looking for help for her addict son. Dissident director Ahmadzadeh filmed the grim reality of Iran, without permission from the authorities.

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Kind-hearted Amir leads a solitary life. He drives around Teheran at night selling drugs, with only his dog for company. Along the way, Amir offers a helping hand, listens and provides a shoulder to cry on, as well as taking care of lost souls like a modern-day prophet. Despair and fury shine through his customers’ hunger for the next drug-induced high. Amir aimlessly drives around the streets of a city without a future, his GPS acting as his guide. Should he get out of this place, or is there still a spark of resistance inside him?

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This movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug useThis movie contains foul languagePersons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Ali Ahmadzadeh

Production year

2023

Country

IR, DE

Original title

Mantagheye bohrani

Length

99 min.

Language

Persian

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

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still Critical Zone (Ali Ahmadzadeh, IR 2023)
still Critical Zone (Ali Ahmadzadeh, IR 2023)
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