‘No Date, No Signature’ grabs Italian attentions

Iranian film ‘No Date, No Signature’ has grabs Italian attentions during some two weeks of public screening.

la Repubblica, one of the most famous Italian papers recently published a report in which it has reviewed the screening of ‘No Date, No Signature’ in 32 Italian cinema theaters.

Pointing to the high standard quality of the film and its attractive cast and storyline, the paper wrote the flick grabbed the attention of Italian critics and audiences.

Directed by Vahid Jalilvand, the movie narrates the story of Kaveh Nariman, a doctor who works at the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization. He has to examine the corpse of someone that he used to know in the past.

‘No Date, No Signature’ was premiered at the 35th edition of the Fajr Film Festival and received three Crystal Simorgh awards for best director, best actor in a supporting role and best sound mixer.

The movie has so far taken part at a number of international events, including the 2018 Palm Springs Filmfest in the US and the 37th Istanbul International Film Festival in Turkey.

The flick scooped Best Director and Best Actor awards at the Venice Horizons section of the 74th Venice Film Festival in Italy and Audience Choice award from the 18th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival in Spain.

It also won the Special Jury Award ‘Silver Alexander’, the FIPRESCI Jury Award at the 58th edition of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, as well as the Best Director award at the Andrei Tarkovsky International Film Festival "The Mirror" in Russia.

Jalilvand’s movie produced by his brother Ali, stars Hediyeh Tehrani, Amir Aqaei, Saeed Dakh, Alireza Ostadi and Navid Mohammadzadeh.

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