Rakhshan Bani Etemad has established herself as the elder stateswoman of Iranian cinema with documentaries and films dealing with poverty, crime, divorce and polygamy such as Nargess and Lady In May.
Mr. Fuller, a director of gritty war and crime movies whose work influenced directors from Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino, made two films reimagining his wartime experiences.
John Cassavetes, who made much of his money performing in action films, put that experience to work as the director of this hard, brooding crime drama from 1976.