Just 6.5

Just 6.5 with the original name Six and a half per meters (Persian: متری شیش و نیم‎, romanized: Metri Shesh-o Nim) is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustayi.[1] It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival,[2] and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival.[3]

Just 6.5
Film poster
Directed bySaeed Roustayi
Produced by
Written bySaeed Roustayi
Starring
Music byPeyman Yazdanian
CinematographyHooman Behmanesh
Edited byBahram Dehghan
Distributed byBoshra Film
Release date
  • 14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

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

Reception

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.[4] Writing for website Eye for Film, Anton Bitel called the film "grim state-of-the-nation commentary" on Iranian society.[5]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on nine reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.[6]

References
  1. "'Just 6.5' ('Metri Shesh-o Nim'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره "متری شیش و نیم": این فیلم اصلا شوخی‌بردار نیست!" نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره «متری شیش و نیم»: این فیلم اصلا شوخی‌بردار نیست! [Interesting opinion of two world critics about "Six and a half meters": This film is not a joke at all!]. خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. برندگان سیمرغ جشنواره فیلم فجر 37 / «شبی که ماه کامل شد» سیمرغ‌ها را برد، «متری شیش و نیم» آراء مردمی را (+عکس) [Simorgh winners of Fajr Film Festival 37 / "The night when the moon was full" won the Simorghs, "Six and a half meters" won the popular vote (+ Photo)]. www.asriran.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "'6.5 Per Meter' premieres at Fajr filmfest". ifilm. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. Bitel, Anton (22 October 2019). "Just 6.5". Eye on Film. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. "JUST 6.5 (6.5 TOMAN PER METER) (METRI SHISH-O-NIM)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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