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Critical Zone
by Ali Ahmadzadeh

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.

Original Title: Mantagheye Bohrani
Countries: Iran, Germany
Year: 2023
Ratio: 4K DCI, 1,90:1
Sound: 5.1
Length: 99 min
Language: Farsi (Persian)
Festivals & Awards
2024
  • Seattle International Film Festival – Official Competition
  • D'A Festival de Cinema de Barcelona – Radar
  • Black Movie Festival
  • Pune International Film Festival – World Competition
  • FICCI
2023
  • Locarno Film Festival – International Competition – Golden Leopard
  • World Cinema Amsterdam – Competition
  • Batumi International Art-House Film Festival – International Feature Film Competition – Best Film
  • Haifa International Film Festival – Carmel International Competition – Best Film Award
  • Busan International Film Festival – A Window on Asian Cinema
  • São Paulo International Film Festival – International Perspective
  • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival – Wide Angle
  • Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – Another View
  • Singapore International Film Festival – Asian Feature Film Competition
  • 3 Continents Festival – International Competition – Young Jury Award
About Director
Ali Ahmadzadeh

Ali Ahmadzadeh was born in Tehran in 1986. Despite being qualified in architecture, his interest in music led him to graduate from the Neinava Music University. He is also graduated in film directing from the Young Cinema Society.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Critical Zone – 2023
  • Atomic Heart – 2015
  • Kami's Party – 2013
Cast & Crew
Cast

Amir Pousti
Shirin Abedinirad
Maryam Sadeghiyan
Alireza Keymanesh
Saghar Saharkhiz
Mina Hasanlou
Alireza Rastjou
Saba Bagheri
Maman Pari
Mr. Fred

Crew

Screenwriter: Ali Ahmadzadeh
DOP: Abbas Rahimi
Editor: Ali Ahmadzadeh
Sound: Hasan Mahdavi
Production: Ali Ahmadzadeh, Sina Ataeian Dena
Coproduction: counterintuitive film
World Sales: Luxbox

“The film guides us through Iran’s seedy underbelly in ways rarely seen before on screen.”
“A major shocker.”
“Critical Zone breaks just about every censorship rule in the book to show a side of Iran the West seldom sees.”
ICS
“One of the most subversive Iranian films made in the past 45 years.”