Killing a Traitor () is a 2022 Iranian drama film written and directed by Masoud Kimiai. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival 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 Amir Aghaei Mehran Modiri Poulad Kimiayi Mani Heidari Sam Derakhshani Saeid Pirdoost Sara Bahrami Hamid Reza Azarang Farhad Aeesh Reza Yazdani Pantea Bahram Andisheh Fouladvand Nader Fallah Narges Mohammadi Fariba Naderi Amir Reza Delavari Elham Hamidi Pardis Pourabedini Sepand Amirsoleimani Nasim Adabi 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.
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Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult2022Fajr Film FestivalBest Visual EffectsMohammad BaradaranBest Special EffectsArash AghabeigBest Production DesignSoheil Danesh EshraghiBest Costume DesignMaral JeyraniBest Sound EffectsAmir Hossein GhasemiBest EditorSepideh Abdel Wahab
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