Honor killing meets Tehran noir in this suffocating descent where family loyalty curdles into something monstrous.
After leaking of a video of her class in a women only swimming pool, Parvaneh is brutally murdered by her husband, Hashem, who seeks a way to redeem his reputation and dignity as the godfather in the neighborhood. Hashem’s brother, Hojat, embarks a journey into the labyrinths of underground in Tehran to find out who is responsible for this dirty game. Once wrongfully accused for smuggling drugs, he returns to the world of crime to trace his brother’s rivals…
Direction
Kart's underground Tehran feels lived-in, sweaty, inescapable.
Acting
Ezzati carries guilt like a second spine. Crushing.
Cinematography
Pools, tunnels, basements—every frame drowns you with them.
Director
Mohammad Kart
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