Punch Drunk
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Overview
Mahtab lives in Tehran in 1996, along with her 10-year-old child, Erfan. She has got divorced from her husband, Morteza, who is in jail. Mahtab has enrolled her child in a karate class so that he does not end up like his father as far as his character is concerned.
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Review
In 1996, for Mahtab, a divorcee living in Tehran, her 10-year-old son Erfan is her everything. Her ex-husband Morteza is in prison for a crime, and her son Erfan's only interest is watching movies. Mahtab worries about her son’s isolation from sports and other active hobbies in his father’s absence so she sends him to a karate academy. But Erfan runs away, unable to withstand the strict training of coach Hassan. As Erfan's new semester begins, a new literature teacher comes to his school—it happens to be Hassan, the karate coach, who ends up falling in love with his mother Mahtab, and marries her. On top of that, a mysterious man watches Erfan's house, driving the story out of control. Full of B film sentiments, this film entertains its audience by exquisitely combining the influence of Indian Bollywood films with sloppy action scenes. (CHUN Jinsu)
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Credit
- DirectorAdel TABRIZI
- ProducerHanif SORRORI
- ScreenplayAdel TABRIZI, Arsalan AMIRI
- CinematographyKoohyar KLARI
- GafferMohseen ZEHI
- Production DesignMorteza Sharif PANAHI
- MusicPayam AZADI
- EditorEmad KHODABAKHSH
- SoundSaeid BOJNOORDI
- CastHamed BEHDAD, Baran KOSARI
Film Source
MADAKTO PICTURES⎜madactodistribution@gmail.com
Director
Adel TABRIZI
Born in Mashhad, Iran, 1983. He received his Bachelor of Cinema Direction from Soureh University. He is a member of ISFA Iranian Short Film Association, Member of Cinema House Director's Assistants Association. He was nominated for the first film director award at 39th Fajr Film Festival. He has directed short films such as Kershendo (2004), I Am Old (2011), The Begin of Autumn (2016), Zadzarabeh (2019) and Hello... its Majid (2016).
