''Killing a Traitor'' () is a 2022 Iranian
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
film written and directed by
Masoud Kimiai
Masoud Kimiai or Masoud Kimiaei, (, ) (born 29 July 1941) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer.
Biography
Without any academic training in cinema or theater, and with only a few years of experience as assistant director, Kimiai ...
. The film screened for the first time at the
40th Fajr Film Festival
The 40th Fajr Film Festival () was held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conference.
Jury
Main Competition
* Masoud Jafari Jozani
* Maj ...
where it won an award and earned 5 nominations.
Plot
A group wants to steal from the National Bank of Iran. ''Mehdi'', ''Shahrokh'', ''Gio'', ''Atlas'' and others are the apparent thieves of the bank. But they want this money for
Dr. Mossadegh's national loan. Dr. Mossadegh insists that Iranian oil must be nationalized. On the other hand, the leader of this group is in love with a woman, but in the clashes that he has with the police in front of the bank, he is shot and the rest of the people run away and…
Cast
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Amir Aghaei
Amir Aghaei (; born August 1, 1970) is an Iranian actor and author.
Career
Amir Aghaei made his cinematic debut by performing in Ebrahim Hatami-Kia's ‘Low Heights’ (2001).
Among his movies are ‘The Second Woman’ (2007), ‘Elixir and Du ...
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Mehran Modiri
Mehran Modiri (; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian director, actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, host and singer.
Career
His various series, which have been broadcast through IRIB have set records in terms of viewership (an ...
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Poulad Kimiayi
* Mani Heidari
* Sam Derakhshani
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Saeid Pirdoost
Saeid Pirdoost (Persian: سعید پیردوست) was born on January 6, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. He is an Iranian actor.
Filmography
*Gavazn-ha '' (The Deer) ''
* Snake Fang
*Dast-haye Aloode
*Delbar-e Ahani
*Karagah Alavi ''(Detective Alavi)''
*D ...
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Sara Bahrami
Sara Bahrami (; born January 22, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress, Crystal Cymorgh, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association A ...
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Hamid Reza Azarang
* Farhad Aeesh
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Reza Yazdani
Reza Yazdani (, born August 25, 1984, in Juybar, Iran), nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian Sport wrestling, wrestler and two-time world champion who won gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestling Champion ...
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Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram (; born 4 March 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for six Hafez Awards and four Iran's Film Critics and Writ ...
* Andisheh Fouladvand
* Nader Fallah
* Narges Mohammadi
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Fariba Naderi
* Amir Reza Delavari
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Elham Hamidi
Elham Hamidi (, also Romanization, Romanized as "Elhām Hamīdī"; born November 29, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She has appeared in the mini-series Yousuf e Payambar (film), Prophet Joseph as Asinaat. She also starred in The Kingdom of Solomon ...
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Pardis Pourabedini
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Sepand Amirsoleimani
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Nasim Adabi
Nasim Adabi (, born September 8, 1976) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Shahrzad (TV series), Shahrzad'' (2015–2018) and ''Golshifteh'' (2018). She has received various accolades, including a Fajr International Theat ...
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Saman Salur
* Kianoosh Gerami
* Ayoub Aghakhani
* Iliya Keyvan
* Shapoor Kalhor
Production
The film is a story of camaraderie and democracy. It depicts the life of Mehdi Baligh, an Iranian thief and swindler. Filming took place in February 2021 in Tehran.
Reception
Critical response
Accolades
References
External links
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2022 films
Iranian drama films
2020s Persian-language films
Films directed by Masoud Kimiai
2022 drama films
Persian-language drama films
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