Grassland (film)

Grassland (Persian: علف‌زار, romanized: Alafzār) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed and written by Kazem Daneshi and produced by Bahram Radan.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received 8 nominations, 4 awards and an honorary diploma.[3][4]

Grassland
Film poster
Directed byKazem Daneshi
Written byKazem Daneshi
Produced byBahram Radan
Starring
CinematographyHadi Behrouz
Edited byHamid Najafi Rad
Music byBehzad Abdi
Production
company
Radrou Creative House
Distributed byKhaneh Film
Release dates
  • February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) (FIFF)
  • May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24) (Iran)
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Box office17 billion toman (as of August 17, 2022)

Premise

Sara (Sara Bahrami), the bride of the mayor's family, spends one night with her husband, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law in an unusual garden. The noise of their party catches the attention of the thugs in the area. Thugs attack their ceremonies in the most brutal way possible. The women are sexually assaulted and Sara's husband is stabbed to death. The case investigator (Pejman Jamshidi), who is a committed and responsible man, is pressured by the mayor to close the case quietly. But with Sara's complaint and the investigator's honesty, the situation is different.

Cast
  • Sara Bahrami as Sara Bababeigi
  • Pejman Jamshidi as Amir Hossein Besharat
  • Setareh Pesyani as Shabnam Bababeigi
  • Tarlan Parvaneh as Elham
  • Mehdi Zaminpardaz as Mohsen Fardi
  • Sadaf Espahbodi as Fariba Etehadi
  • Erfan Naseri as Mehran
  • Yasna Mirtahmaseb as Sajad
  • Maedeh Tahmasebi as Hamed's Mother
  • Roya Javidnia as Mayor's Wife
  • Matin Heydarinia as Hamed
  • Farokh Nemati as The Mayor
  • Mehran Emambakhsh as The Prosecutor
  • Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Amirhossein
  • Elahe Azkari
  • Setayesh Rajaeinia
  • Mohammad Motazedi
  • Mohammad Mehdi Ahadi
  • Benyamin Norouzi
  • Adrina Toushe
  • Hossein Valizadeh
  • Ali Amir Khalili
  • Arshia Tavakoli
  • Sepehr Gandomi[5]

Reception

Critical response
Sadaf Espahbodi's performance as Fariba garnered praise and won her the Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress.

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Fajr Film Festival Best Film Bahram Radan Nominated [6][7]
Best Director Kazem Daneshi Nominated
Best Screenplay Kazem Daneshi Won
Best First Film Kazem Daneshi Nominated
Best Actor Pejman Jamshidi Nominated
Best Actress Sara Bahrami Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Mehdi Zaminpardaz Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sadaf Espahbodi Won
Best Cinematography Hadi Behrouz Nominated
Best Editor Hamid Najafi Rad Won
Best Original Score Behzad Abdi Honorary Diploma
Best Sound Effects Alireza Alavian Won
Best Makeup Mona Jafari Nominated

References
  1. "«علفزار» بهرام رادان مجوز ساخت گرفت". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. "پایان کار پژمان جمشیدی و سارا بهرامی در «علف‌زار»". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. "بهرام رادان «علفزار» را تهیه می‌کند". ایرنا (in Persian). 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. "علف زار و اولین تجربه اکران". سینماتی (in Persian). 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. "فیلمبرداری «علف زار» آغاز شد". ایمنا (in Persian). 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  6. "نامزدهای سودای سیمرغ چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  7. "برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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