Killing a Traitor explained

Killing a Traitor
Native Name:
Director:	Masoud Kimiai
Producer:	Ali Oji
Music:	Sattar Oraki
Cinematography:	Masoud Salami
Country:	Iran
Language:	Persian

Killing a Traitor (Persian: خائن‌کشی|italic=yes) is a 2022 Iranian drama film written and directed by Masoud Kimiai.^[1] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won an award and earned 5 nominations.

Plot

A group wants to steal from the National Bank of Iran. Mehdi, Shahrokh, Gio, Atlas and others are the apparent thieves of the bank. But they want this money for Dr. Mossadegh's national loan. Dr. Mossadegh insists that Iranian oil must be nationalized. On the other hand, the leader of this group is in love with a woman, but in the clashes that he has with the police in front of the bank, he is shot and the rest of the people run away and…^[2]

Cast

• Amir Aghaei
• Mehran Modiri
• Poulad Kimiayi
• Mani Heidari
• Sam Derakhshani
• Saeid Pirdoost
• Sara Bahrami
• Hamid Reza Azarang
• Farhad Aeesh
• Reza Yazdani
• Pantea Bahram
• Andisheh Fouladvand
• Nader Fallah
• Narges Mohammadi
• Amir Reza Delavari
• Elham Hamidi
• Pardis Pourabedini
• Sepand Amirsoleimani
• Nasim Adabi
• Saman Salur
• Kianoosh Gerami
• Ayoub Aghakhani
• Iliya Keyvan
• Shapoor Kalhor^[3]

Production

The film is a story of camaraderie and democracy. It depicts the life of Mehdi Baligh, an Iranian thief and swindler. Filming took place in February 2021 in Tehran.^[4]

Reception

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2022	Fajr Film Festival	Best Visual Effects	Mohammad Baradaran		^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
		Best Special Effects	Arash Aghabeig
		Best Production Design	Soheil Danesh Eshraghi
		Best Costume Design	Maral Jeyrani
		Best Sound Effects	Amir Hossein Ghasemi
		Best Editor	Sepideh Abdel Wahab

Notes and References

1. Web site: Killing a Traitor on Irna News. IRNA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521185658/https://www.irna.ir/news/84083867/%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C. 21 May 2021. bot: unknown. 28 March 2021.
2. Web site: Killing a Traitor on Soureh Cinema. Soureh Cinema. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429123820/http://www.sourehcinema.com/Title/Title.aspx?id=139911040000. 29 April 2021. bot: unknown. 28 March 2021.
3. Web site: Behnegarsoft.com. 2021-01-18. اختصاصی "سینماایده‌آل"/ پردیس پورعابدینی بازیگر جدید "خائن کشی" مسعود کیمیایی سینماایده‌آل. 2021-09-15. سینماایده‌آل پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینماایده‌آل. fa.
4. Web site: Killing a Traitor on Mehr News. Mehr News. 16 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210217135800/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5148267/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C. 17 February 2021. bot: unknown. 28 March 2021.
5. Web site: نامزدهای سودای سیمرغ چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند . 2022-03-30 . جشنواره فیلم فجر . fa.
6. Web site: برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند . 2022-03-30 . جشنواره فیلم فجر . fa . 2022-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531111414/https://www.fajrfilmfestival.com/news/3225/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF . dead .
7. Web site: برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند . 2022-03-30 . جشنواره فیلم فجر . fa.