Just 6.5
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Directed by | Saeed Roustayi |
Written by | Saeed Roustayi |
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Cinematography | Hooman Behmanesh |
Edited by | Bahram Dehghan |
Music by | Peyman Yazdanian |
Distributed by | Boshra Film |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Just 6.5 (Persian: متری شیش و نیم, romanized: Metri Shesh-o Nim, means: Six and a Half per Meters) is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustayi.[1] It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival,[2] and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 2019 Fajr Film Festival.[3]
Plot[]
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Samad (Payman Maadi) is a narcotic detective in pursuit of a shadow drug kingpin Naser Khakzad (Navid Mohammadzadeh). One day a raid leads to capturing a low level dealer who leads to a bigger fish, who is somehow connected to the notorious druglord...
Cast[]
- Payman Maadi as Samad
- Navid Mohammadzadeh as Naser Khakzad
- Parinaz Izadyar as Elham
- Ramin Mashare as Police
- Farhad Aslani as Judge
- Houman Kiai as Hamid
- Maziar Seyedi as Misagh Ashkani
- Ali Bagheri as Reza Moradi
- Marjan Ghamari as Reza Moradi's wife
Release[]
The film was screened at the 37th Fajr Film Festival, but had to be rescheduled because of technical difficulties in showing the film on the first day.[4] Writing for website Eye for Film, Anton Bitel called the film "grim state-of-the-nation commentary" on Iranian society.[5]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.[6]
Awards[]
Year | Award [7] | Category | Nominated | Result |
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2019 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Won |
Best Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won | ||
Tokyo Grand Prix | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | ||
Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Asia Pacific Screen Award | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Nominated | |
Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |
Venice Film Festival | Venice Horizons Award | Nominated | ||
São Paulo International Film Festival | New Directors Competition | Nominated | ||
Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” | Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film | Nominated | ||
Stockholm Film Festival | Impact Award | Nominated | ||
2020 | Bordeaux Film Festival | Best Film | Won | |
2nd Chungju International Martial Arts and Action Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Won | ||
Zurich Film Festival | Special Mention | Won | ||
Golden Eye | Nominated | |||
FEST International Film Festival | Belgrade Victor | Nominated | ||
Entrevues Film Festival | Grand Prix Janine Bazin Award | Nominated | ||
2021 | 38e Du Festival Policier | Best Film | Won | |
Critics Award | Won |
References[]
- ^ "'Just 6.5' ('Metri Shesh-o Nim'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره "متری شیش و نیم": این فیلم اصلا شوخیبردار نیست!" نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره «متری شیش و نیم»: این فیلم اصلا شوخیبردار نیست! [Interesting opinion of two world critics about "Six and a half meters": This film is not a joke at all!]. خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ برندگان سیمرغ جشنواره فیلم فجر 37 / «شبی که ماه کامل شد» سیمرغها را برد، «متری شیش و نیم» آراء مردمی را (+عکس) [Simorgh winners of Fajr Film Festival 37 / "The night when the moon was full" won the Simorghs, "Six and a half meters" won the popular vote (+ Photo)]. www.asriran.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "'6.5 Per Meter' premieres at Fajr filmfest". ifilm. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Bitel, Anton (22 October 2019). "Just 6.5". Eye on Film. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Just 6.5". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "'Just 6.5' Awards". IMDB. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
External links[]
- 2019 films
- Persian-language films
- 2019 thriller drama films
- Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners
- Iranian drama films
- Iranian films