The Film
77 Hours is a psychological thriller and political drama set across the nights of January 8 and 9, when Iran's streets become the scene of one of the darkest and bloodiest crackdowns in recent memory.
Unarmed and unprepared, ordinary people are trapped in chaos, gunfire, fear, and death. At the center is a man who is not a hero prepared for battle, but an ordinary person forced to survive in an inhuman catastrophe — surrounded by wounded civilians, security forces, and collapsing memories.
Through a tense, intimate narrative moving between streets, hospital corridors, hidden spaces, and broken recollections, the film explores survival, sacrifice, guilt, silence, and the fragile line between truth and fear.
Director
Vahid Mahdavi
Genre
Psychological Thriller / Political Drama
Runtime
Approx. 77 Minutes
Language
Persian with English Subtitles
About the Production
A New Cinematic Workflow
77 Hours was developed through a hybrid production process combining real actors, cinematic direction, editing, visual design, and advanced AI-assisted filmmaking tools. The project was created with the ambition of pushing independent cinema into new territory while preserving emotional realism, human performance, and directorial control.
Real Performances
Human characters, emotional direction, and dramatic storytelling remain at the center of the film.
AI-Assisted Cinematic Creation
Advanced tools were used to expand the visual world and support the production process.
Independent Cinema
A bold feature project created outside the traditional studio system.