Careless Crime

Careless Crime
Directed byShahram Mokri
Screenplay by
  • Nasim Ahmadpour
  • Shahram Mokri
Produced byNegar Eskandarfar
StarringBabak Karimi
CinematographyAlireza Barazandeh
Edited byShahram Mokri
Music byEhsan Sedigh
Release date
LanguageArabic

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]

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

Cast

  • 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

  1. ^ Girish, Devika (24 February 2022). "'Careless Crime' Review: A Time Loop in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ Linnarz, Rouven (7 June 2022). "Film Review: Careless Crime (2020) by Shahram Mokri". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (7 September 2020). "Damned Films Acquires Venice Title 'Careless Crime' From Dreamlab". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (22 October 2020). "Polish Drama 'Sweat' Wins at Chicago International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ ""Careless Crime" wins Silver Hugo at Chicago festival". Tehran Times. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.