Critical Zone (2024)
1h 39m
Running Time
June 6, 2024Release Date
Critical Zone (2024)
1h 39m
Running Time
June 6, 2024Release Date
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Plot.
Amir leads a lonely life. With his dog for sole company, he drives through the underworld of Tehran, dealing drugs of all kinds and healing troubled souls like a modern prophet. He navigates the city streets aimlessly, following the directions of his GPS while getting high to escape a town with no future. And yet, in his wandering he will find the seed of resistance.
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Cast & Crew.
Amir Pousti
Shirin Abedinirad
Maryam Sadeghiyan
Alireza Keymanesh
Saghar Saharkhiz
Mina Hasanlou
Alireza Rastjou
Saba Bagheri
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Critical Zone (Persian: منطقه بحرانی, romanized: Mantagheye bohrani, German: Kritische Zone) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh. It is a co-production between Iran and Germany and was shot in secret without permission from Iranian authorities.Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film follows a drug dealer navigating Tehran's underworld over the course of a night.The film won the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. Ahmadzadeh was pressured by Iranian authorities to not screen his film at the festival, and was unable to attend the premiere after being banned from leaving Iran.