Synopsis
شهر زیبا
Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution.
The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
Among 49 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, Beautiful City places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including Beautiful City. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (130 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2004.
The 157th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 83% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #84 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #61 of 356 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Neshane |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | June 9, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0424434 |