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Just 6.5
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Wikipedia article
'Just 6.5' (, means: 'Six and a Half per Meters') is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee. It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival, and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 37th Fajr Film Festival.
Plot
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
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*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. Writing for website 'Eye for Film', Anton Bitel called the film "grim state-of-the-nation commentary" on Iranian society.
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .Awards
References
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