The dialogues between the spectators, the victim, and the executioners, as well as the moving shadows of the people and the flickering camera flashes, vividly immerse the viewer in the cruel process of the public execution, as if they were right in the midst of the crowd. „9 Minutes and 16 Seconds" is based on a mobile phone recording of a public execution in Iran, which took place on February 26, 2014, in Karaj.