Beautiful City
Original title: Shahr-e ziba
2004 · 1 h 38 min
Cast
Faramarz Gharibian 
Taraneh Alidoosti Babak Ansari Ahoo Kheradmand Farhad Ghaemian Hooshang Heyhavand
Credits
Written by: 
Asghar Farhadi
Plot
An 18-year-old held for a murder committed at sixteen tries to save his friend from execution after his release.
Sinekatalog’s take
Asghar Farhadi's early drama is tense and humane, an early look at his moral dilemmas.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (7,026 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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