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Beautiful City

Original title: Shahr-e ziba
  • 20042004
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
Beautiful City (2004)
Drama
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood mone... Read allIn Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writer
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Stars
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Faramarz Gharibian
    • Babak Ansari
  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writer
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Stars
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Faramarz Gharibian
    • Babak Ansari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Taraneh Alidoosti in Beautiful City (2004)
    Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti at an event for Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari at an event for Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari at an event for Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari at an event for Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)
    Taraneh Alidoosti and Babak Ansari in Beautiful City (2004)

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    Taraneh Alidoosti
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Firoozeh
    Faramarz Gharibian
    Faramarz Gharibian
    • Abolqasem Rahmati
    Babak Ansari
    • A'la
    Hossein Farzi-Zad
    • Akbar
    • (as Hossein Farzi-Zadeh)
    Farhad Ghaemian
    Farhad Ghaemian
    • Mr. Ghafouri
    Ahu Kheradmand
    • Abolqasem's Wife
    Hooshang Heyhavand
    • Kiosk owner
    Mehran Mahram
    • Clergyman
    Aylar Valapour
    • Somayeh
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It became best film at Warsaw Film Festival in 2004.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Ghafouri: You have to make the decision.

      A'la: I can't. That's why I'm here.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Does his sister love you ?

      A'la: A lot.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Can you forget her ?

      A'la: No.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Marry her then.

      A'la: What about Akbar then ?

      Mr. Ghafouri: Do you know why Akbar killed that girl ?

      A'la: He loved her. How can you kill someone you love ?

      Mr. Ghafouri: He didn't want for someone else to have her. What would you do if you were in Akbar's shoe ? Would you have killed the girl as well ?

      A'la: I'd have forgotten her.

      Mr. Ghafouri: So you can forget someone you love. Right ? You can forget Akbar's sister too, if that's possible.

      A'la: No, it's not.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Remember Shahin ?

      A'la: Yeah.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Remember why he had committed murder? They didn't have the money to pay for her mother's debts... So they had to kill the guy.

      A'la: Yeah.

      Mr. Ghafouri: Shahin didn't have a father. He loved his mother. He didn't want her mother to go to prison for her heavy debt. He couldn't bear it. He killed the man in order not to lose his mother. Do you think he did the right thing ?

      A'la: No.

      Mr. Ghafouri: What would you do ? Would you have killed the guy or have forgotten your mother ?

      A'la: I'd have forgotten my mother.

      Mr. Ghafouri: So it is possible to forget someone you love.

      A'la: No it's not. I can't.

      Mr. Ghafouri: It's easy to tell others to forget. The judges who gave death sentences to Akbar and Shahin and others... They too thought the same.

      A'la: What should I do Mr. Ghafouri?

      Mr. Ghafouri: I would have forgotten about Akbar's sister if I were you. But I may fall in love some day and won't be able to forget. Even if it's at the price of someone's death.

    User reviews9

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    10/10
    very dark but telling the truth
    I have recently seen all his movies(Asghar Farhadi), after he won the Oscar on 2011. this one is the best I believe. Although, much less people might prefer this one to "A separation" or "About Eli".

    This one shows how difficult is to overcome the complex situations in our life. no matter how hard we try, or how sincere we are, there is always someone or something who will add to the heavy weight of sins(dark pieces, empty holes, or whatever you name it) we carry; resulting in THE yielding, and then us: watching hopelessly ourselves @ the very beginning.

    This film shows the complicated relations in modern life very well. the weakness in the human beings, no matter how strong he seems to be. how the wind blows and destroys all the castles we made of love and tolerance.... how a single doubt could lead to complete failure.

    I believe in this film the yielding happens when the uncle propose the disabled girl to "Ala" as an exchange for his friend's life. This was the critical moment when "Ala" failed to resist the tensions from the society and lost everything he'd gained including love & victory...
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    • mehdiq
    • Mar 31, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 2004 (Iran)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Official sites
      • IMVBox.com
      • sourehcinema
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • The Beautiful City
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production company
      • Neshane
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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