Lantouri

Aug 3 2016 N/A 1h 51m
Action, Crime, Drama

Lantouri is the name of a gang that mugs people in broad daylight on the streets of Tehran and breaks into homes in the city’s rich northern district. The gang also kidnaps children from families who have become wealthy through corruption and embezzlement of state funds. The film begins with the confessions of individual gang members. Sociologists, human rights activists and political hardliners also have their say. Gang member Pasha runs amok because Maryam, a socially committed, self-confident journalist, does not reciprocate his feelings. The badly injured young woman demands lex talionis – the law, applicable in Iran, of ‘an eye for an eye’.

Plot

Pasha is the mastermind of a street gang that has moved from simple purse snatchings and muggings to car theft, kidnapping and extortion. His backstory is divulged at length and from contradictory points of view: Some say that he's a Robin Hood of sorts who only preys on the corrupt rich and uses his haul to help orphans, while others call him scum. From the standpoint of his fellow gang member Baroon ("I'm Not Angry" co-star Baran Kosari, thrilling here as a bad girl with incredibly alluring eyes), he's a sensitive man who cries when he kills someone.

Written by

Reza Dormishian

Directed by

Reza Dormishian

Cast

Baran Kosari, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Maryam Palizban

Crew

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Production Countries

Iran

Languages

Awards

10 wins & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,923
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA