A Man of Integrity (2017)

A drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive!

Director:

Mohammad Rasoulof

Writer:

Mohammad Rasoulof

Stars:

Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee, Nasim Adabi

6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Reza Akhlaghirad	...	Reza
Soudabeh Beizaee	...	Hadis
Nasim Adabi	...	Ziba's mother
Zeinab Shabani	...	Tara
Missagh Zareh	...	Hadis's brother
Zhila Shahi	...	Taxi Driver
Majid Potki	...	School Principal
Mehdi Mehraban
Sepehr Ebadi
Bagher Yekta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohammad Taghi Lon Amiz	...	Chief officer

Storyline

A former university professor now living as a goldfish farmer in a Northern Iranian village, Reza quietly tends to his own affairs alongside his wife Hadis, a principal at a local girls' school, and their young son. After his river-sourced water supply is cut off, Reza's goldfish begin dying. His attempt to reopen his sluice is met with a violent attack by thuggish local Abbas, a strongman for a shadowy organization known as simply "the company." Reza refuses to compensate Abbas for a fake injury, or bribe his way out of mounting legal problems, but he quickly discovers the steep price to be paid for holding on to principles in a system where money trumps morality.

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Plot Keywords:

official corruption | one word title | corruption | rural setting | watermelon | 

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Taglines:

A film of immense courage and defiance.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

sourehcinema

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian English

Release Date:

6 December 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

A Man of Integrity

Filming Locations:

Tehran, Iran

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$915,073

Company Credits

Production Co:

Europe Media Nest, The Match Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rated 6 years for cinema in Norway.

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Connections

Referenced in KVIFF Guide: Episode #1.8 (2017)

User Reviews

Probably best Iranian movie ever made.

Most of critics attend to political weight of the movie and political messages which it delivers. But apart from politics, the movie is a masterpiece in form and narration style. Each scene has been worked on and made with obsessive precision and all these finesse and details are what make it big big work. Actors & actresses are also top notch, although they're mostly rookie and some even first time acting in a movie. Atmosphere of the movie is also well designed and truly synchronizes and delivers with the narration. Only problem i saw in the movie was that in some points Director goes so far and makes unnecessary endeavors to delivers his thoughts to viewer, like he doesn't assume to viewer be intelligent enough to take the message by him/herself. But this small deficiency doesn't make me to hesitate to give the movie an absolute 10 rating. Well done Mr Director.