Let’s get updated with latest honors by Iranian cinema

Let’s get updated with the latest and greatest events in Iranian cinema industry during the last week.

Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ shared the Grand Prix at the 2021 edition of the Cannes Film Festival in France. The 74th Cannes Film Festival came to an end on July 17, presenting the Grand Prix to ‘A Hero’ from Iran and ‘Compartment No. 6’ by Juho Kuosmanen from Finland.

‘A Hero’ tells the story of Rahim, a working-class man separated from his first wife, with whom he has a stuttering young son, who has spent three years incarcerated for defaulting on a debt, but is given leave for two days, during which he tries to turn around his fortunes, but quickly finds himself caught in a web of white lies.

Iranian short film ‘Behind the Door’ was honored at the 2021 monthly Hollywood International Golden Age Festival (Higa) in the US. Directed by Morteza Ebadipour, ‘Behind the Door’ received the best screenplay award from the Higa on Saturday.

Maryam Taheri, Farhan Naghipour and Shahram Hayati star in this film. ‘Behind the Door’ is the narrative of a lonely woman who, when a little boy enters her house, is forced to give in to his demands without being aware of the consequences of defying his commands.

The 33rd edition of the Dresden International Short Film Festival in Germany awarded two short films from Iran. Directed by Nazgol Kashani, ‘May She RIP’ won ARTE Short Film Prize at the National & International Competition section of the event, the organizers announced on Saturday.

A co-production between Iran and Germany, ‘May She RIP’ shows the social status of a former bourgeois family is in decline. The family’s preoccupation with their socio-economic identity continues even into death, as they decide what the best burial plot is for their aunt.

Made by Shiva Sadeq-Asadi, ‘Crab’ received Golden Horseman of the Audience at the International Competition section and Special Mention from the International Competition Youth Jury.

The 11-minute ‘Crab’ is about a reserved and isolated schoolboy who is a theater enthusiast. Regardless of his emotional situation, he wishes to play a role in the theater group of his school. But the only part offered to him is the role of a crab.

Read more:

Dresden fest awards ‘Crab’ and ‘May She RIP’ from Iran

‘Behind the Door’ receives award at Hollywood Int’l Golden Age fest

Asghar Farhadi shares Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival 2021

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