The Beautiful City
Directed by	Asghar Farhadi
Written by	Asghar Farhadi
Produced by	Iraj Taghipoor
Starring	Taraneh Alidoosti Faramarz Gharibian Babak Ansari Hossein Farzi-Zadeh Ahu Kheradmand
Cinematography	Ali Loghmani
Edited by	Shahrzad Pouya
Music by	Hamidreza Sadri
Release date	February 1, 2004 (2004-02-01) (FIFF)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Beautiful City (Persian: شهر زیبا /Shahr-e Ziba/) is a 2004 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi.

Plot

Akbar celebrates his 18th birthday in the detention centre. He has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen when he was condemned to death. Legally speaking, he had to reach the age of eighteen so that the conviction could be carried out. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A'la, a friend of Akbar, who himself has undergone imprisonment for burglary, soon after his release tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar's plaintiff so as to stop the execution.

Cast

• Taraneh Alidoosti as Firoozeh
• Faramarz Gharibian as Abolqasem Rahmati
• Babak Ansari as A'la
• Hossein Farzi-Zadeh as Akbar
• Ahu Kheradmand as Mr. Abolqasem's Wife

Awards and nominations