Director: Sirous Alvand

Cast: Abolfazl Poorarab, Amin Hayaei, Asal Badiee, Hadis Fooladvand, Hediyeh Tehrani

Dasthaye Aloodeh (Dirty Hands) is a 2000 Iranian crime drama directed by Sirous Alvand, following two petty criminals who recruit a young couple into a heist at a lavish wedding celebration, setting off a chain of consequences neither side anticipated.

What is Dasthaye Aloodeh about?

Diba and Siamak are small-time opportunists looking for one big score. When they spot a wealthy wedding ceremony as the perfect target, they pull in a younger couple — Nader and Roya — to help pull off the robbery. The plan is to move fast, grab the jewelry, and vanish before anyone notices. But once the job is done, the police close in, and the four thieves find themselves caught between their own fragile loyalties and a tightening net. The film follows the unraveling aftermath: trust erodes, priorities collide, and the human cost of a moment of greed begins to reveal itself.

Cast & crew

Sirous Alvand directs an ensemble that includes Hediyeh Tehrani, one of Iranian cinema's most recognizable actresses, alongside Abolfazl Poorarab, Amin Hayaei, Asal Badiee, Hadis Fooladvand, Nima Fallah, and Saeed Pirdoost. Shahab Asgari rounds out the cast in what is a notably ensemble-driven production.

Context & significance

Released in 2000, Dasthaye Aloodeh arrived during a fertile period for Iranian social cinema, when filmmakers were exploring urban anxieties, economic pressure, and moral compromise with increasing frankness. Crime dramas of this era often used the heist or criminal-underworld framework to probe questions about class, desperation, and complicity — themes that resonate strongly with diaspora viewers who remember Iranian society at that moment. Alvand's film fits within that tradition: the crime is less the point than what it reveals about the people who commit it and the circumstances that brought them there.

Where & how to watch

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