Blockage

Blockage (Persian: سد معبر, romanized: Sade Ma'bar) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Gharaie and written by Saeed Roustayi.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 nominations.[3]

Blockage
Film poster
Directed byMohsen Gharaie
Written bySaeed Roustayi
Produced byBahman Kamyar
Starring
CinematographyMorteza Hedayat
Edited bySepideh Abdolvahab
Music byReza Mortazavi
Distributed byHedayat Film
Release dates
  • 27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) (Iran)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Box office1.06 billion toman (Iran)

It was released on December 27, 2017, in Iran theatrically.[4]

Premise

Ghasem (Hamed Behdad), a municipality employee uses his position to put his hands on other people's money to collect enough to buy a truck, while his wife Narges (Baran Kosari) threatens to abort their child if he does not buy a house with their savings.

Cast
  • Hamed Behdad as Ghasem
  • Baran Kosari as Narges
  • Nader Fallah as Rasool
  • Gity Ghasemi as Razieh
  • Mohsen Kiaee as Mehdi
  • Negar Abedi as Mona
  • Alireza Kamali as Ghasem's colleague
  • Bahram Sorouri Nejad[5]

Reception

Critical response
Behdad's performance received critical praise, winning him various accolades.

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 Fajr Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Gity Ghasemi Nominated [6]
Best Supporting Actor Nader Fallah Nominated
Best Screenplay Saeed Roustayi Nominated
Best Editor Sepideh Abdolvahab Nominated
2018 Hafez Awards Best Motion Picture Bahman Kamyar Nominated
Best Director – Motion Picture Mohsen Gharaie Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture Nader Fallah Nominated
Hamed Behdad Nominated
Best Actress – Motion Picture Baran Kosari Nominated
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Saeed Roustayi Nominated
Best Editor – Motion Picture Sepideh Abdolvahab Nominated
2017 Busan International Film Festival New Currents Award Mohsen Gharaie Won
2018 Iran Cinema Celebration Best Actor In a Leading Role Hamed Behdad Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nader Fallah Nominated
Best Production Design Hojat Ashtari Won
2017 Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Best Actor In a Leading Role Hamed Behdad Won [7]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nader Fallah Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Gity Ghasemi Nominated
Best Editor Sepideh Abdolvahab Nominated
2018 Malaysia International Film Festival Best Actor Hamed Behdad Won
Best Supporting Actress Gity Ghasemi Nominated
Best Film Mohsen Gharaie Nominated
Best Director Mohsen Gharaie Nominated
Best Screenplay Saeed Roustayi Nominated
2018 Sofia International Film Festival Best Film Mohsen Gharaie Won
2018 Transatlantyk Festival Section "New Cinema" Mohsen Gharaie Nominated

References
  1. ".: Iranian Movie DataBase فيلم سد معبر :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ""سد معبر" کلید می‌خورد/ فیلمنامه‌ای از کارگردان "ابد و یک روز"". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  3. "از جدیدترین پوستر فیلم "سد معبر" رونمایی شد + تاریخ اکران - سینما فارس". سینماگیمفا - سایت خبری/تحلیلی سینما و تلویزیون (in Persian). 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ""سدمعبر" نامزد دریافت ٦ جایزه از گلدن گلوبال مالزی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. "منظوم - عوامل فیلم سینمایی سد معبر (1395)". Manzoom (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. "برگزیدگان سی و پنجمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  7. "برگزیدگان یازدهمین جشن بزرگ منتقدان و نویسندگان سینمایی ایران معرفی شدند". www.khanehcinema.ir. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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