Javad Ezzati: From Baba Ati in Bitter Coffee to Vahshi, Zakhm Kari and Bloody Crocodile

Javad Ezzati’s Transition from Comedy to Drama

The most important development in Javad Ezzati’s career was his transition from television comedy into serious cinema.

This transition is particularly interesting because Ezzati had already become strongly associated with humorous characters. In the entertainment industry, actors can sometimes become trapped by the image created by their most successful roles.

Ezzati avoided that problem by taking roles that were substantially different from his earlier characters.

One of the most important examples was The Midday Event, directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian.