Empty Nets

Category: Movies •

Genre: Drama •

Rating: 6.5

Director: Behrooz Karamizade,

Writer: Behrooz Karamizade,

Cast: Hamid Reza Abbasi, Sadaf Asgari, Keyvan Mohamadi, Pantea Panahiha, Ali Bagheri, Behzad Dorani, Mehrdad Bakhshi, Mojtaba Bahmani, Ali Mohseni,

Language: fa

Country: Iran

Release Date: January 18, 2024

Plot: Amir, a young Iranian, signs on with a fisherman on the rugged Caspian Sea coast in order to earn the money he needs to marry his sweetheart, Narges. But in so doing, he becomes entangled in the criminal machinations of caviar poaching. Piece by piece, a complex hierarchy is revealed in a parallel realm that becomes ever more constricting and oppressive, endangering Amir’s relationship with Narges as well.