Careless Crime (Persian: جنایت بیدقت, romanized: Jenayat-e bi deghat) is a 2020 Iranian crime drama film co-written and directed by Shahram Mokri. While it is set in contemporary Iran, it is based on the Cinema Rex fire, perpetrated in 1978 in Abadan by four Islamic extremists.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Shahram Mokri |
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| Produced by | Negar Eskandarfar |
| Starring | Babak Karimi |
| Cinematography | Alireza Barazandeh |
| Edited by | Shahram Mokri |
| Music by | Ehsan Sedigh |
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| Language | Arabic |
The film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons sidebar.[3] It was awarded the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.[4][5]
Plot
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Cast
edit- Babak Karimi as Mohsen
- Razie Mansori as Elham
- Abolfazl Kahani as Takbali
- Mohammad Sareban as Faraj
- Adel Yaraghi as Majid
- Mahmoud Behraznia as Yadollah
- Behzad Dorani as Fallah
References
edit- ^ Girish, Devika (24 February 2022). "'Careless Crime' Review: A Time Loop in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Linnarz, Rouven (7 June 2022). "Film Review: Careless Crime (2020) by Shahram Mokri". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (7 September 2020). "Damned Films Acquires Venice Title 'Careless Crime' From Dreamlab". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ McNary, Dave (22 October 2020). "Polish Drama 'Sweat' Wins at Chicago International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ ""Careless Crime" wins Silver Hugo at Chicago festival". Tehran Times. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
