Ali Bagheri: Movies, Career, Theater, The Wasteland, The Accomplice, and The Silent Man
Why A Dragon Arrives! Was Important for Ali Bagheri
The significance of A Dragon Arrives! was not simply its popularity.
The film represented a type of Iranian cinema that could travel internationally while retaining a distinctly Iranian cultural and visual identity.
For Bagheri, participation in such a project strengthened his connection with directors and productions interested in unconventional storytelling.
This became a recurring pattern in his career.
Instead of being associated exclusively with commercial productions, he increasingly appeared in films that emphasized atmosphere, character, social issues, or experimental filmmaking.
Ali Bagheri in Pig
Bagheri later worked again with Mani Haghighi in Pig, a dark comedy from the late 2010s.
The film features a large ensemble cast, including Hassan Majooni, Leila Hatami, Lili Rashidi, Parinaz Izadyar, and Siamak Ansari.
Pig explores the Iranian film industry through an intentionally strange and darkly comic story involving a filmmaker whose professional and personal life becomes increasingly chaotic.
The film was also selected for the Berlin International Film Festival, giving it international visibility.
Bagheri’s appearance in Pig reinforced his reputation as an actor comfortable with unusual, highly stylized material.
His filmography therefore increasingly became associated with filmmakers who were willing to experiment with tone, structure, and genre.
Ali Bagheri in Law of Tehran
Another major title in Ali Bagheri’s career is Law of Tehran, the internationally known crime drama directed by Saeed Roustayi.
The Persian title is Metri Shish-o Nim, commonly translated as Just 6.5.
The film became one of the most prominent Iranian crime dramas of its period.
It follows police efforts to track down a major drug trafficker while exploring addiction, poverty, overcrowded prisons, and the social consequences of narcotics.
The principal cast includes Payman Maadi and Navid Mohammadzadeh.
Bagheri’s presence in Law of Tehran placed him within one of the most widely discussed Iranian crime films of the period.
IMDb lists him as Reza Moradi in Law of Tehran.
November 5, 2026 | 7:54 pm
