1974 · drama · crime · iranian
The Deer
Directed by Masoud Kimiai2h 0m1974
An urban guerrilla, wounded after a bank robbery, seeks refuge with his childhood friend—only to discover that his friend has fallen into addiction. The guerrilla hides in his house and gradually begins to influence him, helping him regain his courage and strength. Eventually, he entrusts the stolen money to him…
Our read: The Deer (1974) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · crime · iranian entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- brisk
- intense
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