# Just 6.5

Just 6.5 (Persian: متری شیش و نیم, romanized: Metri Shesh-o Nim, means: Six and a Half per Meters, also titled Law of Tehran) is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee. It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival, and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 37th Fajr Film Festival.

## Plot

Samad (Payman Maadi) is a narcotic detective in pursuit of a shadow drug kingpin Naser Khakzad (Navid Mohammadzadeh). One day a raid leads to capturing a low level dealer who leads to a bigger fish, who is somehow connected to the notorious drug lord.

## Cast

* Payman Maadi as Samad
* Navid Mohammadzadeh as Naser Khakzad
* Parinaz Izadyar as Elham
* Farhad Aslani as Judge
* Houman Kiai as Hamid
* Maziar Seyedi as Misagh Ashkani
* Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Sajjad
* Abolfazl Heidari as Amir ali
* Ali Bagheri as Reza Moradi
* Marjan Ghamari as Reza Moradi's wife

## Release

The film was screened at the 37th Fajr Film Festival, but had to be rescheduled because of technical difficulties in showing the film on the first day. Writing for website Eye for Film, Anton Bitel called the film "grim state-of-the-nation commentary" on Iranian society.
Following its UK release on digital platforms, Law of Tehran (aka Just 6.5) was made available to buy and rent on US and Canadian digital platforms from Tuesday April 11, 2023.

## Reception
### Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.

### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2019 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Director | Saeed Roustaee | Won |
| 2019 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won |
| 2019 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2019 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Asia Pacific Screen Award | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Nominated |
| 2019 | Chicago International Film Festival | Gold Hugo | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2019 | Venice Film Festival | Venice Horizons Award | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2019 | São Paulo International Film Festival | New Directors Competition | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2019 | Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" | Victor Turov Memorial Award for Best Film | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2019 | Stockholm Film Festival | Impact Award | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2020 | Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux | Best Film | Saeed Roustaee | Won |
| 2020 | 2nd Chungju International Martial Arts and Action Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Saeed Roustaee | Won |
| 2020 | Zurich Film Festival | Special Mention | Saeed Roustaee | Won |
| 2020 | Zurich Film Festival | Golden Eye | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2020 | FEST International Film Festival | Belgrade Victor | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2020 | Entrevues Film Festival | Grand Prix Janine Bazin Award | Saeed Roustaee | Nominated |
| 2021 | 38e du Festival Policier | Best Film | Saeed Roustaee | Won |
| 2021 | 38e du Festival Policier | Critics Award | Saeed Roustaee | Won |