Lantouri is the name of a gang of exorcists, thieves, blackmailers in Tehran. Pasha, a member of the gang, falls in love with Maryam, a social activist / journalist who has started a campaign, “No to Violence“ and she tries to convince the families of the crime victims, to forgive the murderers of their love ones. Maryam rejects Pasha‘s love and Pasha splashes acid on Maryam‘s face and she loses her sight. Now, Maryam asks for “Qesas” (revenge) and requests “eye for eye” punishment according to the Islamic Punitive Laws.
Born in 1981 in Tehran, Reza Dormishian has studied English Language and then he was involved in film journalism. He was an assistant to some prestigious Iranian filmmakers like Dariush Mehrjui and Alireza Davoudnejad and he’s also been credited as a scriptwriter for some films and TV productions. Reza Dormishian started making short films since 2002 and Hatred is his first feature film, fully produced independently in Istanbul.