Law of Tehran

2019

2h 11m

Crime

Drama

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95%

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20 Reviews

86%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A drug lord does everything he can to escape police.

Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Combines the vérité grit of The French Connection with the physical slapstick of Buster Keaton. Really. It’s a deliberately bewildering cocktail of brutal tragedy and gallows farce that runs throughout this very arresting feature.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 2, 2023

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It’s an exquisitely tense and perfectly played tale of a hardbitten copper, Samad, and his dogged pursuit of the slippery drug lord Naser.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 30, 2023

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

If Michael Mann made a movie in Iran it might look like this: a ferocious drama-thriller in which a haunted, morally ambiguous cop faces off with a despairing drug lord.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 29, 2023

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

The film's opening and closing moments are breathtaking, and amid the gut-punch set pieces are fresh performances from supporting actors that deliver real emotional heft.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2023

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Harry Guerin

RTÉ (Ireland)

Right from the heart-in-mouth opening, writer-director Saeed Roustayi means business.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 13, 2023

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

... The journalistic element is rather too laboured, but it’s still of interest. And there are moments of punchy drama along the way.

Apr 3, 2023

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Michael F

Well-made, well acted thriller - I find films set in Iran fascinating. A lot of this film was far more realistic and gripping than average.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Zora R

Extremely well written all characters played well young or old.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/01/23

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jean-pol c

This portrait of a fringe of Iranian society is powerful, a thriller that thwarts conventional criteria to make it a real great movie where we go through all possible human emotions. For me a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A drug lord does everything he can to escape police.

Director: Saeed Roustayi
Producer: Mohammad Sadegh Ranjkeshan, Jamal Sadatian
Screenwriter: Saeed Roustayi
Distributor: Vertigo Releasing
Production Co: Boshra Film
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Persian
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2023
Runtime: 2h 11m

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