Reza, the Motorcyclist
A feigned madman, a stolen identity, and an impossible romance propel a gritty Iranian crime drama toward fatal redemption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- gritty
- melancholic
- fatalistic
- classic cinema night
- iranian cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Reza assumes the writer's identity while the writer is detained as Reza because they look exactly alike.
Reza falls in love with Farangis and tries to surrender stolen money, but his criminal companions obstruct his attempt and his journey ends fatally.
Reza deliberately feigns insanity to escape the asylum and facilitate the factory robbery.
The asylum mistakes the visiting writer for the escaped Reza, turning mistaken identity into literal confinement.
Films like Reza, the Motorcyclist, and why
The Deer
shared tragic crime drama, romantic fatalism, and charismatic antihero
قیصر
shared Iranian crime-film tradition, masculine alienation, and doomed emotional intensity
The Double Life of Véronique
shared identity substitution, romantic longing, and tragic social dislocation
Movie Details
- Director
- Masoud Kimiai
- Release Date
- 1970-08-04
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Behrouz Vossoughi
- Bahman Mofid
- Fariba Khatami
- Hassan Shahin
- Mohsen Mahdavi
- Mahmood Tehrani
- Parvin Malakouti
- Hamide Kheyrabadi
- Peymaneh
- Amir Hossein Khanshahri
Common questions
- What is Reza, the Motorcyclist about?
- A feigned madman, a stolen identity, and an impossible romance propel a gritty Iranian crime drama toward fatal redemption.
- What is Reza, the Motorcyclist like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Reza, the Motorcyclist as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Reza, the Motorcyclist violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Reza, the Motorcyclist as moderate.
- Which films are like Reza, the Motorcyclist?
- Films with a similar feel include The Deer, قیصر, and The Double Life of Véronique.
- How long is Reza, the Motorcyclist?
- Reza, the Motorcyclist runs 80 minutes.
