''Killing a Traitor'' ( fa, خائن کشی) is a 2022 Iranian drama film written and directed by
Masoud Kimiai
Masoud Kimiai (or Masoud Kimiaei, fa, مسعود کیمیایی, born 29 July 1941) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer.
Biography
Kimiai started his career as an assistant director and made his debut, ''Come Stranger'', in 19 ...
. The film screened for the first time at the
40th Fajr Film Festival
The 40th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر) held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conferenc ...
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
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Amir Aghaei
Amir Aghaei ( fa, امیر آقایی, born August 1, 1975) is an Iranian actor and author.
Career
Aghaei made his cinematic debut by performing in Ebrahim Hatami-Kia's ‘Low Heights’ (2001).
Among his movies are ‘The Second Woman’ (2007 ...
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Mehran Modiri
Mehran Modiri ( fa, مهران مدیری; born 7 April 1967) is an Iranian director, producer, actor, and singer. He is considered to be the leading artist in social satire in Iran.
His various series, which have been broadcast through IRIB hav ...
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Poulad Kimiayi
Poulad Kimiayi (or Poulad Kimiai, fa, پولاد کیمیایی) (born 14 July 1980) is an Iranian actor and film director.
Background
Poulad Kimiayi was born in 1980 in Tehran to Masoud Kimiai and Giti Pashaei. He made his film debut at age ...
* Mani Heidari
* Sam Derakhshani
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Saeid Pirdoost
Saeid Pirdoost (Persian: سعید پیردوست) is born January 6, 1941 Tehran, Iran. He is an Iranian actor.
Filmography
*Gavazn-ha '' (The Deer) ''
*Snake Fang
*Dast-haye Aloode
*Delbar-e Ahani
*Karagah Alavi ''(Detective Alavi)''
*Dokhtar-e ...
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Sara Bahrami
Sara Bahrami ( fa, سارا بهرامی; born September 19, 1982) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Cymorgh, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. ...
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Hamid Reza Azarang
Hamid Reza Azarang ( fa, حمیدرضا آذرنگ, born 1972 in Tehran, Iran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 mill ...
* Farhad Aeesh
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Reza Yazdani
Reza Yazdani ( fa, رضا یزدانی, born August 25, 1984 in Juybar, Iran) nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian wrestler and two time World Champion, who won Gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestlin ...
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Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram ( fa, پانتهآ بهرام; born 4 March 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for five Hafez Awards and f ...
* Andisheh Fouladvand
* Nader Fallah
* Narges Mohammadi
* Amir Reza Delavari
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Elham Hamidi
Elham Hamidi ( fa, الهام حمیدی, also Romanized as "Elhām Hamīdī"; born November 29, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She has appeared in the mini-series Prophet Joseph as Asinaat. She also starred in The Kingdom of Solomon as Mariyam.
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Pardis Pourabedini
Pardis Pourabedini ( Persian: پردیس پورعابدینی, born April 10, 2000) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Razieh in '' Blue Blood'' (2020–2021) for which she earned a Hafez Award nomination.
Personal life
S ...
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Sepand Amirsoleimani
Sepand Amirsoleimani ( fa, سپند امیرسلیمانی) is an Iranian Comedian and actor born on December 19, 1977 in Tehran, Iran.
Biography
Sepand Amirsoleimani started acting at the age of 5 and has acted mostly in comedy films and serie ...
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Nasim Adabi
Nasim Adabi ( fa, نسیم ادبی, born September 8, 1976) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Shahrzad'' (2015–2018) and ''Golshifteh'' (2018). She has received various accolades, including a Fajr International The ...
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Saman Salur
Saman Salur (born 1976) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.
He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a F ...
* 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.
Reception
Critical response
Accolades
References
External links
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2022 films
Iranian drama films
2020s Persian-language films
Films directed by Masoud Kimiai
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