Law of Tehran

Law of Tehran

Who are trafficking all these drugs for 6.5 million addicts?

Directed by Saeed Roustaee

Produced by Boshra Film, HA International

2019134 min7.2 / 10

A gritty, tension-driven crime thriller about a worn narcotics officer pursuing a major drug baron through Tehran's underworld, where moral compromises and unpredictable outcomes define the hunt.

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

Questions people ask

  • Is Law of Tehran one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Law of Tehran scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Law of Tehran violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Law of Tehran easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Law of Tehran end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Law of Tehran sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity5

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Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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