Beyond the Wall

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Beyond the Wall

2022

2h 6m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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6 Reviews

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Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.

Leila Latif

indieWire

Grimness of their situation aside, the cruelty of Beyond the Wall has an artful grace. Even in the brutalist architecture of the building Vahid Jalilvand finds intrigue and beauty.

Rated: B

Sep 8, 2022

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Anahit Behrooz

Little White Lies

Beyond the Wall is a film that rewards patience, drawing its deliberately oblique, stray threads together into an eviscerating conclusion that foregrounds solidarity as the sole beacon of hope in an oppressive world.

Sep 8, 2022

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

Beyond The Wall has no lack of either nerve or intensity – you only wish for the control and focus that might have made this claustrophobic quasi-thriller truly effective.

Sep 8, 2022

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Gritty, intense and surprising, but also contrived, exhausting and undercooked.

Feb 3, 2024

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

Bafflingly thin on characterisation, the lack of sympathy for these awfully one-dimensional characters is augmented by Mohammadzadeh’s irritatingly one-noted self-important performance and Habibi’s lack of range.

Oct 6, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Beyond the Wall is beyond the pale of any kind of enjoyable storytelling finesse, which is surprising considering the accomplished hand apparent in Jalilvand’s past work.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 8, 2022

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Shahin P

You should be in Iran to completely understand what happened in this movie. As an experienced person who has been on both sides of the story, I must say that in this situation, the line between law and morality is very narrow and it takes a lot of honor to make the right decision in a second, which of course has serious consequences. This movie describes these conditions beautifully

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Masoud M

Don't pay attention to the shallow critic comments! This was an incredible film, I've been in awe and a mixture of deep emotions for a few hours since I finished it. Navid Mohammadzadeh's performance is beyond words...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Vahid Jalilvand

Director

Navid Mohammadzadeh

Alì

Diana Habibi

Leila

Amir Aghaei

Doc. Nariman

Alireza Kamali

Karimi

Saeed Dakh

Inspector

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Synopsis

Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.

Director: Vahid Jalilvand
Producer: Ali Jalilvand
Screenwriter: Vahid Jalilvand, Vahid Jalilvand
Production Co: Mehr Taha Studio
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: Persian
Runtime: 2h 6m