Justification
1981, Persian. Directed by Manoochehr Haghani-Parast.
During the time of the Pahlavi Dynasty - the ruling House of Iran - the US President Richard Nixon is about to visit Tehran, but a violent armed opposing group intend to make their mark by planting a bomb in a public office in protest. However, in the middle of the terror plot a Muslim member of this group decides to confront his own peers on the nature of this act. An action-filled political treat that delves into themes of morality and protest.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 15 May 1981
- Original title
- توجیه
- Written by
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Justification isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 May 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Justification?
Justification (1981) was directed by Manoochehr Haghani-Parast and stars Jafar Dehghan, Tajbakhsh Fanaeian, Ali Hessami.