Just 6.5

Just 6.5
Just 6.5
	Film poster
Directed by	Saeed Roustaee
Written by	Saeed Roustaee
Produced by	Jamal Sadatian
Starring	Payman Maadi; Navid Mohammadzadeh; Parinaz Izadyar; Farhad Aslani;
Cinematography	Hooman Behmanesh
Edited by	Bahram Dehghan
Music by	Peyman Yazdanian
Distributed by	Boshra Film
Release date	14 March 2019;
Running time	131 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Just 6.5 (Persian: متری شیش و نیم, romanized: Metri Shesh-o Nim, means: Six and a Half per Meters, also titled Law of Tehran) is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee. It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival, and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 37th Fajr Film Festival.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Samad (Payman Maadi) is a narcotics 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 drug lord.

Cast

Payman Maadi as Samad
Navid Mohammadzadeh as Naser Khakzad
Parinaz Izadyar as Elham
Farhad Aslani as Judge
Houman Kiai as Hamid
Maziar Seyedi as Misagh Ashkani
Hojjat Hassanpour as Sajjad
Abolfazl Heidari as Amir ali
Ali Bagheri as Reza Moradi
Marjan Ghamari as Reza Moradi's wife

Release

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]

Following its UK release on digital platforms, Law of Tehran (aka Just 6.5) was made available to buy and rent on US and Canadian digital platforms from Tuesday April 11, 2023.^[6]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.^[7]

Awards

Year	Award ^[8]^{[better source needed]}	Category	Nominated	Result
2019	Tokyo International Film Festival	Best Director	Saeed Roustaee	Won
		Best Actor	Navid Mohammadzadeh	Won
		Tokyo Grand Prix	Saeed Roustaee	Nominated
	Asia Pacific Screen Awards	Asia Pacific Screen Award	Navid Mohammadzadeh	Nominated
	Chicago International Film Festival	Gold Hugo	Saeed Roustaee	Nominated
	Venice Film Festival	Venice Horizons Award		Nominated
	São Paulo International Film Festival	New Directors Competition		Nominated
	Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad"	Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film		Nominated
	Stockholm Film Festival	Impact Award		Nominated
2020	Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux	Best Film		Won
	2nd Chungju International Martial Arts and Action Film Festival	Special Jury Award		Won
	Zurich Film Festival	Special Mention		Won
	Zurich Film Festival	Golden Eye		Nominated
	FEST International Film Festival	Belgrade Victor		Nominated
	Entrevues Film Festival	Grand Prix Janine Bazin Award		Nominated
2021	38e du Festival Policier	Best Film		Won
2021	38e du Festival Policier	Critics Award		Won

References

^ 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.
^ "'Just 6.5' ('Metri Shesh-o Nim'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی دربارۀ "متری شیش و نیم": این فیلم اصلاً شوخی‌بردار نیست!" نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره «متری شیش و نیم»: این فیلم اصلاً 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.
^ "'6.5 Per Meter' premieres at Fajr filmfest". ifilm. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Bitel, Anton (22 October 2019). "Just 6.5". Eye on Film. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Azad, Navid Nikkhah. "Vertigo Releasing announces Saeed Roustaee's LAW OF TEHRAN (JUST 6.5) on US & Canadian digital platforms - Deed News". www.deed.news. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Just 6.5". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
^ "'Just 6.5' Awards". IMDB. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

[1] 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.

[2] "'Just 6.5' ('Metri Shesh-o Nim'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[3] "نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی دربارۀ "متری شیش و نیم": این فیلم اصلاً شوخی‌بردار نیست!" نظر جالب دو منتقد جهانی درباره «متری شیش و نیم»: این فیلم اصلاً 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.

[ifilm-4] "'6.5 Per Meter' premieres at Fajr filmfest". ifilm. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[eyeonfilm-5] Bitel, Anton (22 October 2019). "Just 6.5". Eye on Film. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[6] Azad, Navid Nikkhah. "Vertigo Releasing announces Saeed Roustaee's LAW OF TEHRAN (JUST 6.5) on US & Canadian digital platforms - Deed News". www.deed.news. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[7] "Just 6.5". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[imdb-8] "'Just 6.5' Awards". IMDB. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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