Sara Bahrami grabs best actress award for ‘Woodpecker’

Iranian actress Sara Bahrami has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the Fajr Film Festival.

Bahrami received the award for her brilliant appearance in Behruz Shoeibi’s movie ‘Woodpecker’.

In this child trafficking drama, Bahrami portrayed an addict and managed to win the best actress award.

“There is nothing harder in life than seeing someone you love decided to be alone. You enjoy seeing her and hearing her voice, but she closed the doors and chooses loneliness in your place ... There is nothing harder in life than being left alone. You see your loved ones and you love them, but they all deny you. They closed doors on you and you are alone. Loneliness is a swamp,” a synopsis for the film read.

‘The Woodpecker’ has notable Iranian stars such as Mahnaz Afshar, Jamshid Hashempour, Sara Bahrami, Hadi Hejazifar, Negar Abedi, and Amin Hayaee in the cast.

Established in 1982, the Fajr Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran every year.

The closing ceremony of the festival was held on February 11, 2018.

FM/AI