Film & Talk: Critical Zone von Ali Ahmadzadeh

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Nationwide cinema tour with actress Mina Hasanlou!

"Critical Zone" is a film about resistance in hopeless times that captures the spirit of a young Iranian generation and becomes an expression of protest itself. Shot in secret and banned by the Iranian authorities, this film shows us never-before-seen, mesmerizing images from the underworld of Tehran, where despair and rebellion go hand in hand. Awarded the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival 2023.

The film is a look at the hopelessness and lack of prospects of the young generation in Iran, who would like to live an internationally oriented life, but exist in a state of alienated shock under the mullah regime. The guide through this sad, always tired world is Amir, a drug dealer. We see him at home, calmly and precisely sorting his drugs like a pharmacist and packing them into small boxes and packets. Then he gets into his car and drives through the city at night to his customers, whom he gives a little relief with his hallucinogenic drugs. His customers are young, desperate, full of fears and inhibitions. None of them dare to dream of a better future. Amir's drugs numb their pain, but nothing more.

"The making of this film was a revolution, its screening is an even greater victory." Director Ali Ahmadzadeh

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"A manifesto of the freedom and resilience of the Iranian people." Deutschlandfunk Kultur