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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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Beautiful City
2004 1h 41m FA
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7.7
BANGER
★7.7TMDB · 72
Drama
Synopsis
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Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Taraneh Alidoosti
Firoozeh
Babak Ansari
A'la
Faramarz Gharibian
Abolqasem Rahmati
Ahoo Kheradmand
Abolqasem's Wife
Hossein Farzi-Zadeh
Akbar
Farhad Ghaemian
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Asghar Farhadi
- Writers
- Asghar Farhadi
- Languages
- Persian
- Countries
- Iran
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Asghar Farhadi, shot by Ali Loqmani. 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 Hamidreza Sadri. 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 Shahrzad Pouya 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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Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari and Faramarz Gharibian carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0424434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Asghar Farhadi directs. Ali Loqmani behind the camera. Hamidreza Sadri scores. Shahrzad Pouya cuts. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Persian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Asghar Farhadi, shot by Ali Loqmani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Hamidreza Sadri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Shahrzad Pouya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari and Faramarz Gharibian carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0424434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ali Loqmani
- Original score
- Hamidreza Sadri
- Editing
- Shahrzad Pouya
- Costume design
- Keyvan Moghaddam
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FA
Also by
Asghar Farhadi
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- NE
Neshane
Key crew
- Art DirectionKeyvan Moghaddam
- ProducerIraj Taghipoor
- EditorShahrzad Pouya
- Costume DesignKeyvan Moghaddam
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2005-02-20· Portland International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2006-03-14· New York City, New York
Also known as
International titles
- Shahre ZibaUS
- Shah-re zibaIR
- The Beautiful CityUS
- 美丽城CN
- 뷰티풀 시티KR
- شهر زیباIR
