‘Sheeple’ wins award at Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics, Screenwriters

The 12th edition of the Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics and Screenwriters has handed award to Houman Seyyedi’s tragicomedy ‘Sheeple’.

‘Sheeple’ has won awards in six categories, including best film and best director, at the 12th Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics and Screenwriters.

Elites of Iranian cinema came together on Tuesday evening to attend the gala, which is annually organized by the Society for Cinema Critics and Screenwriters.

‘Sheeple’ is about a family of three brothers and a sister living in the slums of Tehran. The elder brother owns a drug-producing kitchen and presides over the group, like a shepherd for sheep.

The film also brought the best actor award to Navid Mohammadzadeh who previously won award for his role in ‘Sheeple’ at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia in early December.

Iran actor Farhad Aslani also received the award for best supporting actor for his role in the movie.

Seyyedi and Mehdi Sadi also won the award for best editor.

The flick is a winner of Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Film from the view point of Art and experience Cinema at the 36th Fajr Film Festival.  

The gala was held at Tehran’s Eyvan Shams Hall on December 18, 2018.

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