Critical Zone
2023 film by Ali Ahmadzadeh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Earth's critical zone.
Critical Zone (Persian: منطقه بحرانی, romanized: Mantagheye bohrani, German: Kritische Zone) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh. It is an Iranian and German co-production, and was shot in secret without permission from Iranian authorities.[3]
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Persian | منطقه بحرانی |
Directed by | Ali Ahmadzadeh |
Written by | Ali Ahmadzadeh[1] |
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Starring | Amir Pousti |
Cinematography | Abbas Rahimi[1] |
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Music by | Milad Movahedi[1] |
Production company | Counterintuitive Film (Germany) |
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Running time | 99 minutes[2] |
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Language | Persian[2] |
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Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film follows a drug dealer navigating Tehran's underworld over the course of a night.[4]
The film won the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival.[5] Ahmadzadeh was pressured by Iranian authorities to not screen his film at the festival, and was unable to attend the premiere after being prohibited from leaving Iran.[6]