Shab, Dakheli, Divar

My thoughts on Beyond the Wall 2022.

Oh my goodness. I absolutely loved it! The story was compelling. The acting? Superb. Navid Mohammadzade is a genius indeed. The ending? Shocking. Great plot twist. Great choice of music. It was a little slow at some points but it's definitely worth the patience. I loved the connection between Ali and Leila. I also cherished Ali's character. He was a real hero. Although the characters could have been developed better but still it is easily one of the best Persian movies I have watched in a very long time. Would surely recommend. Go watch it if you haven't already. I promise you that you would enjoy it.

At the beginning, the film has a strong and uniform structure which, unlike relying on a very limited group of actors, has a broad scope in the story, thus keeping the audience engaged. At the same time, there are issues with the direction of the work stemming from script problems. The film tries to gradually make us understand the reality of what's happening and showcases the separation between the imagination and the reality of the main character of the story, which seems very logical and avoids excessive complexity. Midway through the script, we reach a point where this separation has fully occurred for the audience, and almost the reality of the story, albeit without details, has disappeared. This becomes a problem for the script when, after this event, the director still tries to conceal the reality from the audience, showing a lack of mastery in understanding the story by the public.

Navid Mohammadzadeh's performance is very brilliant, tender, precise, and respectful of details, to the extent that in his particular emotional situation, one even forgets he is myopic. Additionally, the brilliant and impeccable interpretation of the main female role in the film cannot be easily overlooked. The subtleties and details that bring us closer to the reality of the story in the script are amazing, such as the scenes from the surveillance camera, the state of the house floor, and the room window. Despite the brutal nature of the story, watching this film will offer the audience a tender experience. Congratulations to the directing team and the talented cast of this work.

What is truly disheartening is the instrumentalization of the film's reception by ideological factions-whether by hypercritical detractors of Navid Mohammadzadeh or regime-affiliated voices-who seek to undermine the film's merit through non-artistic, politically charged narratives. That said, while the narrative arc is undoubtedly masterful in its construction, the film suffers from a degree of directorial immaturity, particularly in the execution of certain scenes and in aspects of the editing, which ultimately diminish the work's full potential.

Moreover, although narrative ambiguity appears to have been employed as a device for layered meaning and interpretive depth, its misapplication at various points weakens the overall coherence of the storytelling and may be perceived as a structural flaw rather than a deliberate aesthetic choice.

The realistic yet striking and thought-provoking performances by Navid Mohammadzadeh and Diana Habibi serve to effectively compensate for the screenplay's structural shortcomings. While the script does not provide detailed backstories or a strong sense of emotional grounding for the characters, the nuanced portrayals by the lead actors successfully fill this gap-allowing an average cinema audience to engage emotionally and intellectually with the narrative.

What is perhaps most commendable is that, emerging from the context of Iran's cinema-marked by its artistic constraints, political pressures, and at times even a conceptual barrenness in protest narratives-the filmmaker, fueled by vision and conviction, has managed to craft one of the most artistically potent forms of dissent.

With the support of daring performances, Shab, Dakheli, Divar ("Beyond the Wall") may not be a flawless cinematic experience, but it stands as a lasting and thought-provoking work within the evolving landscape of Iranian cinema-a cinema still brimming with untapped potential.

I rarely write any review for any movie on IMDb , but this movie made me write a review for it because it was absolutely beautiful and deserved the rating that I gave for it . I have seen a lot of movies but this one was very special to me , because the acting , the directing , the cinematography , the pacing of the story , the ending and the beginning , everything made sense and I really loved it. I would definitely recommend you to watch this movie with family or friends because it would be a whole journey of thoughts and emotion for you . By the way if you didn't know this movie as the time that I'm writing this is released on legally and director and the producer won't make any money out of it which is a shame, because I would definitely love to see the work of this director and this team again and again in my life .

Oh my god!

I can't believe just watched something like this!

Every single moment was absolutely spectacular.

Storyline just as good as can be .

Unique .

I've never seen movie like this before.

Character building was in high level of cinematography.

And when movie goes to end.

You can feel the sowrow which the main character been through.

And the relationship between Ali and Leyla was kinda like a real drama.

I wish i could watch this movie in high quality.

But i got everything that I need.

Music show the exact loneliness.which Ali has experienced.

And it was tengeable for audience:he is alone.