World War III
2022 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
A grieving day laborer living on the margins gets an unexpected break when his worksite becomes a film set and he’s offered a role, a home, and a shot at stability. When someone close to him seeks help, he makes a risky choice to protect her, and the situation spirals beyond his control.
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Details
- Original title
- جنگ جهانی سوم
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2023-01-27
- Language
- FA
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (36 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, layered drama that mixes absurdity with raw emotion and moral pressure, like About Elly or No Bears; Not for you if you prefer straightforward, feel-good stories.
Pros: layered story; emotional roller coaster; thought-provoking pauses | Cons: absurd tone shifts; erratic character choices; hard to describe
Themes
- sign languages
- film within a film
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2023 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mohsen Tanabandeh
as Shakib
Mahsa Hejazi
as Ladan
Neda Jebraeili
as Zare
Navid Nosrati
as Nosrati
Morteza Khanjani
as Farshid
- HM
Hatam Mashmouli
as Rastegar
- LS
Lotfollah Seifi
as Hassan
Bahman Sadegh Hassani
as Javad
- AA
Amir Atashani
as Hitler
Directed by Houman Seyyedi