''Trapped'' ( ''Darband'') is a 2013 Iranian moral thriller film written and directed by

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. The film stars Nazanin Bayati,

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, Behrang Alavi, Farid Samavati, Ahmad Mehranfar and Amir Samavati. The director won best director award in 13th

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Cast

* Nazanin Bayati *

* Behrang Alavai * Ahmad Mehranfar * Setareh Maleki

Critical reception

There are no registered reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. According to Alissa Simon in ''

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'', the movie is a "cautionary tale of universal resonance" that "spins a tension-filled drama about a naive but highly principled young woman from the provinces who comes to Tehran to study medicine, only to wind up in a legal nightmare due to her kind and trusting nature." It "benefits immensely from the smart and sensitive performances of an all-pro cast, particularly the two femme leads."

References

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''Vancouver International Film Festival''
2013 films Iranian drama films 2010s Persian-language films Films whose director won the Best Directing Crystal Simorgh {{Persian-film-stub