Director: Amir Shervan
Cast: Behrouz Vossoughi, Pouri Banaei, Taghi Zohuri, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Abdollah Butimar
Dozd Siah Poosh is a 1968 Iranian drama-action film directed by Amir Shervan, starring Behrouz Vossoughi and Pouri Banaei. The story follows two brothers separated in childhood who grow up on opposite sides of the law — one a feared thief, the other a dedicated police officer — until fate forces them together.
What is Dozd Siah Poosh about?
Two brothers are torn apart as young children and spend years growing up in entirely different worlds. One finds himself drawn into a life of crime, earning the notorious nickname of the black-suited thief for his daring heists. The other dedicates himself to the police force, sworn to uphold justice and bring criminals to account. When their paths inevitably cross again, neither recognizes the other at first. As the truth of their shared blood slowly emerges, both men are pulled between loyalty to what they have become and the bond of family they never had the chance to build. Love further complicates the collision, placing hearts and duties in direct conflict before any resolution can be reached.
Cast & crew
Behrouz Vossoughi, one of pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema's most commanding leading men, anchors the film with his trademark intensity. Pouri Banaei brings warmth and resolve to her role, while Taghi Zohuri, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Abdollah Butimar, and Farrokhlagha Houshmand round out an ensemble drawn from the golden generation of Iranian studio filmmaking.
Context & significance
Made in 1968, Dozd Siah Poosh belongs to a productive era of Iranian popular cinema that borrowed freely from Hollywood crime pictures and Italian genre films while placing distinctly Iranian social tensions at the center — brotherhood, honor, the clash between the urban underworld and state authority. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching pre-revolution films on VHS or satellite, this kind of dramatic confrontation between kin on opposite sides of the law carries a particular resonance. It is a time capsule of a filmmaking era that shaped the tastes of several generations of Persian-speaking audiences worldwide.
Where & how to watch
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