Ali Ahmadzadeh
Ali Ahmadzadeh (b. 1986) is born in Tehran and is persecuted by the regime in Iran due to political reasons and censorship. He could not leave Iran to attend the award ceremony at the Locarno Film Festival, where Critical Zone received the Golden Leopard for best film. He has studied at Neinava Music University in Tehran. He later dedicated his film career to depict the youth's resistance to theocracy.