Law of Tehran

"Who are trafficking all these drugs for 6.5 million addicts?"

2019 2h 14m FA

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★7.2TMDB · 281

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Synopsis

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Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

“Who are trafficking all these drugs for 6.5 million addicts?”

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Cast

Payman Maadi
Samad
Navid Mohammadzadeh
Naser
Parinaz Izadyar
Elham
Farhad Aslani
Judge
Houman Kiai
Hamid
Maziar Seyedi
Ashkan Misaghi
Ali Bagheri
Reza Moradi
Marjan Ghamari
Reza Moradi's wife

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Saeed Roustaee
Writers: Saeed Roustaee
Languages: Persian
Countries: Iran

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Saeed Roustaee, shot by Hooman Behmanesh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peyman Yazdanian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Payman Maadi and Navid Mohammadzadeh and Parinaz Izadyar carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Who are trafficking all these drugs for 6.5 million addicts?".

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IMDB entry: tt9817070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Saeed Roustaee directs. Hooman Behmanesh behind the camera. Peyman Yazdanian scores. Bahram Dehghani cuts. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Persian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Saeed Roustaee, shot by Hooman Behmanesh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Peyman Yazdanian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Bahram Dehghani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Payman Maadi and Navid Mohammadzadeh and Parinaz Izadyar carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Who are trafficking all these drugs for 6.5 million addicts?".
7IMDB entry: tt9817070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hooman Behmanesh
Original score: Peyman Yazdanian
Editing: Bahram Dehghani
Production design: Mohsen Nasrollahi
Costume design: Behnam Mehregan
Makeup / hair: Iman Omidvari
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Status: Released
Box office: $1,350,772
Original language: FA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Law of Tehran (2019)

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CinemaSerf2024-02-02
★ 7/10
"Insp. Majidi" (Payman Maadi) has been on the trail of local drug lord "Khakzad" (David Mohammadzadeh) for quite a while but he's proved to be quite elusive. It's not just that the guy has covered his tracks efficiently, it's that he also knows how to make sure his underlings keep their mouths shut and that he can play the legal game for all it's worth. When the increasingly exasperated policeman eventually gets a lead that involves a large shipment of drugs, he senses a victory that, as it gets closer, proves not as sweet as he might have anticipated. This isn't just a cops and robbers story, it's illustrative of the ingenious ways people find to smuggle large quantities of drugs - frequently at some danger to the courier - and the two principal characters have an increasing depth that director Saeed Roustayi allows to evolve like a good, simmering, stew over two hours. Both men have their stories and though one is clearly less scrupulous about methods, both want what is best for their family and both will do what is necessary to protect not just their present but their future too. The plot is littered with tales of addiction, corruption and duplicity but there's also some honour to be found here and what's soon clear is that it's also best for nobody to assume the loyalty of anyone else - friend or foe - as the stakes become, quite literally, life or death. In the end, this isn't a simple scenario of right over wrong, and it certainly is a challenging and intellectually complex drama to watch.

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