''Just 6.5'' (, means: ''Six and a Half per Meters'', also titled ''Law of Tehran'') is a 2019 Iranian

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film written and directed by

Saeed Roustaee Saeed Roustaee (Persian: سعید روستایی, born August 14, 1989), also spelled Saeed Roustayi, is an Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. His works primarily focus on issues of social injustice, as well as his portrayals of women ...

. It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival, and won multiple awards, including the

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, at the

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Plot

Samad (

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) is a narcotics detective in pursuit of a shadow drug kingpin Naser Khakzad ( Navid Mohammadzadeh). One day a raid leads to capturing a low level dealer who leads to a bigger fish, who is somehow connected to the notorious

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Cast

as Samad * Navid Mohammadzadeh as Naser Khakzad *

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as Elham * Farhad Aslani as Judge *Houman Kiai as Hamid *Maziar Seyedi as Misagh Ashkani * Hojjat Hassanpour as Sajjad *Abolfazl Heidari as Amir ali *Ali Bagheri as Reza Moradi *Marjan Ghamari as Reza Moradi's wife

Release

The film was screened at the

, but had to be rescheduled because of technical difficulties in showing the film on the first day. Writing for website ''Eye for Film'', Anton Bitel called the film "grim state-of-the-nation commentary" on Iranian society. Following its UK release on digital platforms, ''Law of Tehran'' (aka ''Just 6.5'') was made available to buy and rent on US and Canadian digital platforms from Tuesday April 11, 2023.

Reception

Critical response

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .

Awards

References

External links

* * * * * {{Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film 2019 films 2019 crime drama films 2019 thriller films 2010s Iranian films 2010s Persian-language films Iranian crime drama films Films directed by Saeed Roustayi Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners