Dariush MehrjuiCast
Ali Nassirian Googoosh Parviz Fannizadeh
Credits
Written by: 
Georg Büchner
Plot
A postman in Tehran, who steals the letters of others, is drawn into a spiral of obsession. After Büchner's Woyzeck.
Sinekatalog’s take
Dariush Mehrjui's drama updates Büchner's Woyzeck to Tehran, following a postman who steals people's letters and falls into obsession. Ali Nassirian is superb in a dark, tense and psychological film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (535 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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