Good directing, good acting specially Navid Mohammadzadeh , good music, Hooman Behmanesh's cinematography is amazing, location is great.
but, screenplay is not good and it's a big problem.
at the end watching this movie worth it.
37 Reviews
Best iranian film in 2019
mohammad198329 November 2019
good structure
saeedchoganbaz26 March 2020
Some aspects of the movie are fascinating, like the color arrangement or locations... But because of some points, the total result is not fine enough:
The script is too imperfect to be attached with audiences deeply. The personages are too colorless and unidentified, the music is not accompanied with rhythm, as the rhythm is not so remarkable... The romantic atmosphere is so meaningless and spoiled without any background or strength.
Acts are so generalized without any individualized with personages, like what we watched in Navid Mohammadzadeh: the way of his talking or looking or acting is as similar as his acting in other movies.
The Warden is not good enough to be archived but it is worth to be watched just for once!
This movie is great !
aminmansouri-2447614 August 2019
Deserve Better Ending
ahamiri18 June 2019
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It's a great movie, the main actor played very well, its cinematography was perfect. But I have an issue with storyline. The story was good at the beginning and stayed well untill the last scene. I think this ending doesn't fit with this storyline. But generally the movie was great!
Much better than expected
nasim-binesh15 June 2019
I watched this movie after watching a disappointing Iranian movie, and I wasn't expecting much. But it hooked me since the very beginning. Great actors, amazing screenplay, and believable locations. I recommend this to all cinema lovers.
Perfect until the last minute
Ehsan_Alikhani17 December 2019
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Everything about this movie is good until the last minute! It has best directing, visual effects, music, sound effects and actors all are the best but the problem is the story. Every second of the movie is about arresting the prisoner. The storyline -along the whole of movie- makes the viewers angry about the man who hide. It doesn't matter if he is clean-handed. The only thing that's important is the responsibility, also the evidences that the women state and words that local man says are not seems enough strong to content the colonel, but unbelievably during the last minute colonel changes his mind! Unbelievable! Incredible! It's too far! Because of what?! In my opinion his decision about the missed man is like a child. There is not enough strong moments about the evolution happened in colonel's mind.
It could be perfect.
PersianCinephile27 June 2019
I liked everything about this movie. Good story development but from the middle towards the end they show the prison boss who makes smart assumptions, fooling around a woman. It's not realistic to lose it all for a woman on duty. The ending was absolute rubbish. It doesn't hurt to watch it though. Navid MohammadZadeh nails it again. I wish it had a better ending.
Evolution in mind
naserasiabi12 June 2019
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The film is not about options, it is about an evolution, a change in mind. Slow rhythm of film and story help to understand this evolution. This change has been seen from multi-dimensional aspects such as love and passion, freedom and human rights and also fair and justice. exaggeration in some scene are annoying but it seems necessary. the must pleasant feature of the Film is the end of film that is completely acceptable and satisfying. Of course, the naming of the film! it could be better.
Good Acting and Good Directing
amirsarrafzadeh29 June 2019
A solid eight!
arad-8846511 April 2020
Watched this movie just when I had started losing hope in Persian movies , and this fantastic movie turned everything around! Definitely worth watching more than once! Amazing cast, thrilling story, can't wait for more thrillers!
Not good not bad!
jazire_6123 August 2019
Absolutely overrated!!
pertevsuzen15 December 2020
It's not waste of time but definitely not 7.5 rated film. Lately, watching Iranian films and unfortunately most of them is victim of nationality. What does it mean? People rated this films are generally Persian. That's why comments and rates are not much objectives. You can watch "the warden"without getting bored and also it not deserve 5 but I gave it for balancing.
DO NOT MISS THIS OUT
payamkhoshgele1 January 2020
If you're to look for good movies, you should watch this!
Movie. In my opinion it is the best movie that has ever made in entire history of persian cinema.
I'm a persian and watched most of all famous persian movies but I didn't like them because since my childhood I've been watching Hollywood movies. However, this one, I'm really interested in.
Nevertheless, it deserved a better ending.
Hats off - a great combination of art and technique.
sanamer18 June 2021
This movie was beyond my expectations - in fact, IMHO it is one of the best movies in the history of Iranian cinema. Everything is just great. The story is pretty complex at multiple levels, but the narrative makes very attractive; simple to follow and easy to absorb by covering the right amount of details and the right sequence of the events. And importantly, no dragging in answering the questions it raises and no open ending! On the contrary, the ending is solid and very well-presented. Choice of actors is really good. Izadyar and Mohammadzadeh deliver great chemistry. Performanes are really good - Navid Mohammadzadeh truly shines. I consider his performance among the best performances I have ever seen in the Iranian cinema. Izadyar plays well and her dress is well designed too. Music is really good and used precisely where it must be used. Overall, the movie has all the elements of a great drama and a great movie. Kudos to the story/script writers, director, actors, and all others who participated in producing such an enjoyable well-made watch - real art with no exaggeration; deep psychology, no show-offs; just an very pleasant and shockingly attractive combination of art and skills. A movie to remember. Congrats to the talented group!
Good...
Thanos_Alfie23 February 2022
"The Warden" is a Drama - Mystery movie in which we watch a major and his officers searching for an inmate who was lost during the evacuation of a prison. They have to find him as soon as possible because the prison is going to be demolished.
I liked this movie because it had a simple but interesting plot that contained some plot twists I did not expect and made it even more interesting. The direction which was made by Nima Javidi was very good and he presented very well his main characters and the way he presented and explained the plot through the duration of his film was very interesting. The interpretation of Navid Mohammadzadeh who played as Major Jahed was very good and he made the difference in this movie. All in all, I have to say that "The Warden" is a nice mystery movie and I recommend you to watch it because I am sure you will enjoy it.
I liked this movie because it had a simple but interesting plot that contained some plot twists I did not expect and made it even more interesting. The direction which was made by Nima Javidi was very good and he presented very well his main characters and the way he presented and explained the plot through the duration of his film was very interesting. The interpretation of Navid Mohammadzadeh who played as Major Jahed was very good and he made the difference in this movie. All in all, I have to say that "The Warden" is a nice mystery movie and I recommend you to watch it because I am sure you will enjoy it.
Amazing plot!
dibabz13 April 2020
Considering the fabulous and unparalleled plot, I should admit that Navid Mohammadzadeh and Prinaz Izadyar's way of acting was unique. Besides, it was one of the very iranian films in mohammad reza shah's era that didn't focus on the kingdom and illustrating it as if the king were the devil! It was about a warden who has been given a chance to enhance his degree and inspite of all his happiness, a prisoner called " Ahmad Sorkhpust" runs away from the prison and now the warden is in trouble!
A shining example of late Iranian cinema
baydere2 August 2020
One of the best examples of late Iranian movies with impressive cinematography using a nice colour palette and lighting quite unusual for Iranian cinema. Coupled with good acting by major characters, the successfully studied screenplay has a touch of Hitchcock which keeps the mystery of how it will unfold until the end. Using animal metaphors of frog, dog and cat is engrossing...
Classic Happy Ending
dramirvf19 June 2019
Fantastic
rasoulhsnpr27 February 2020
Perfect
maziartaheri-6182927 November 2019
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Watched it twice...
Very good cinematography, actings, visual effects, and story.
The ending is perfect. It shows that humanity and/or love still exists. I think people who don't like the ending expected a cruel ending which would be predictable and I'm happy it didn't go that way ...
The ending is perfect. It shows that humanity and/or love still exists. I think people who don't like the ending expected a cruel ending which would be predictable and I'm happy it didn't go that way ...
fabulous**
meinollahi27 November 2019
Great movie 👌
timajim9 July 2021
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