In Competition
9th Edition

The Slaughterhouse

Directed by Abbas Amini 

Iran

102 mins

2020

Amir is an idle and unemployed ex-convict who becomes involved in the cover-up of a terrible crime at the local abbatoir. His involvement comes at his father’s request, but what begins as a favour for his family spins out of control. In a tradition of social critique, Abbas Amini takes aim at the ruthless economic and societal forces in current Iran.

Credits

Writer
Abbas Amini, Hossein Farokhzadeh
Producer
Javad Norouzbeigi
Cinematographer
Ehsan Rafiee Jam
Production Design
Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie
Editor
Hamid Najafirad
Sound
Mehrshad Malakooti
Music
Mehran Ghaedipour
Cast
Amir Hossein Fathi
Mani Haghighi
Hassan Pourshirazi
Baran Kosari