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.

Critical Zone
Poster
Persianمنطقه بحرانی
Directed byAli Ahmadzadeh
Written byAli Ahmadzadeh
Produced by
StarringAmir Pousti
CinematographyAbbas Rahimi
Edited by
  • Ali Ahmadzadeh
  • Ashkan Mehri
Music byMilad Movahedi
Production
company
Counterintuitive Film (Germany)
Release date
  • 10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) (Locarno)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Iran
  • Germany
LanguagePersian

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 prohibited from leaving Iran.

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