Critical Zone

Critical Zone (2024)

منطقه بحرانی

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.

Date of release
2024-08-01
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ali Ahmadzadeh

Casting

Interesting facts

Critical 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.

Production

Critical Zone is the fourth feature film by Iranian director, screenwriter, producer and editor Ali Ahmadzadeh. In a director's note to the Locarno Film Festival, he explained that he "worked with real people" instead of professional actors. The film was shot on location on the streets of Tehran. It was shot in secret without the normally required permission from Iranian authorities.

Sina Ataeian Dena, a Berlin-based producer who lives in exile, produced Critical Zone along with Ahmadzadeh. The film was edited by Ahmadzadeh himself. Abbas Rahimi served as director of photography and Milad Movahedi contributed the film score.

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