Critical Zone

With his dog for sole company, Amir roams the underworld of tired and sick Tehran at night. Dealing in all kinds of drugs and healing broken souls, Amir behaves like a modern prophet. He wanders the city streets aimlessly, following the directions of his GPS while getting high to escape a city with no future.

This Golden Leopard at the last Locarno Festival is a hard-hitting clandestine road-movie shot with a small crew, reflecting the fierce wind of freedom blowing through the new generation.

LuxBox / France / Natacha Kaganski / natacha@luxboxfilms.com