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Release Year2023
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LanguagePersian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorRasoul Kahani
WritersRasoul Kahani, Sorour Peyrovani
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast5 credited
Also Known As1.5 Horsepower
About 1.5 Horsepower
Shirin, Ahmad's wife, plans to travel to France. This trip is about academic progress and Shirin must have her husband's permission to go abroad. Hamed does not give permission to his wife to leave the country. Shirin comes to Tehran to ask her brother-in-law, Yussef, for help her to leave. Yussef talks to Ahmad, but Ahmad still does not give permission to Shirin to leave the country. On the other hand, Shirin's time to apply for the university is running out. now Shirin asks for separation and plans to leave in another way. Shirin's departure from the new method has many contradictions with the approval of her family, especially her father.
Directed by Rasoul Kahani, 1.5 Horsepower leans on a strong ensemble — Ebrahim Azizi, Sorour Peyrovani, Mohammad Ashkanfar — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2023.
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