Careless Crime

Careless Crime
Directed byShahram Mokri
Screenplay by
  • Nasim Ahmadpour
  • Shahram Mokri
Produced byNegar Eskandarfar
StarringBabak Karimi
CinematographyAlireza Barazandeh
Edited byShahram Mokri
Music byEhsan Sedigh
Release date
LanguagePersian

Careless Crime (Persian: جنایت بی‌دقت, romanized: Jenayat-e bi deghat) is a 2020 Iranian crime drama film co-written and directed by Shahram Mokri. While it is set in contemporary Iran, it is based on the Cinema Rex fire, perpetrated in 1978 in Abadan by four Islamic extremists.

The film premiered at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons sidebar. It was awarded the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.

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References

  1. ↑ Girish, Devika (24 February 2022). "'Careless Crime' Review: A Time Loop in Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Linnarz, Rouven (7 June 2022). "Film Review: Careless Crime (2020) by Shahram Mokri". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (7 September 2020). "Damned Films Acquires Venice Title 'Careless Crime' From Dreamlab". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ McNary, Dave (22 October 2020). "Polish Drama 'Sweat' Wins at Chicago International Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ ""Careless Crime" wins Silver Hugo at Chicago festival". Tehran Times. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.