Men at Work

2006 1h 15m FA

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6.6

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100%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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6.4

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 7🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★6.4IMDB · 655

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Synopsis

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A political allegory on four middle-class guys who pile into their car for a ski weekend. A brief stop at a picturesque vista leads to their chance discovery of a prominent rock formation it seems would be oh so easy to tip over, but...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mahnaz Afshar
Sahar
Ahmad Hamed
Mammad
Mahmoud Kalari
Mohsen
Reza Kianian
Jalil
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Mina
Atila Pesyani
Morteza
Omid Roohani
Nader
Rana Azadivar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mani Haghighi
Writers: Abbas Kiarostami, Mani Haghighi
Languages: Persian
Countries: Iran

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mani Haghighi, shot by Koohyar Kalari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mastane Mohajer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mahnaz Afshar and Ahmad Hamed and Mahmoud Kalari carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0499335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mani Haghighi directs. Koohyar Kalari behind the camera. Mastane Mohajer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mani Haghighi, shot by Koohyar Kalari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mastane Mohajer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mahnaz Afshar and Ahmad Hamed and Mahmoud Kalari carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0499335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.