Life and a Day
Life and a Day (Persian: ابد و یک روز, romanized: Abad-o Yek Rouz) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee.[1] The film screened for the first time at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and earned 10 nominations and received 7 awards.[2]
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| Directed by | Saeed Roustaee |
| Written by | Saeed Roustaee |
| Produced by | Saeid Malekan |
| Starring | Payman Maadi Amir Salehian Navid Mohammadzadeh Parinaz Izadyar Rima Raminfar Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Masomeh Rahmani Mehdi Ghorbani |
| Cinematography | Ali Ghazi |
| Edited by | Bahram Dehghan |
| Music by | Omid Raiesdana |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
It was released on March 16, 2016, in Iran theatrically.[3]
Premise
Somayeh (Parinaz Izadyar), the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
Cast
- Payman Maadi as Morteza
- Amir Salehian as Amir
- Navid Mohammadzadeh as Mohsen
- Parinaz Izadyar as Somayeh
- Rima Raminfar as Shahnaz
- Shirin Yazdanbakhsh as Mother
- Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Javad
- Masomeh Rahmani as Leila
- Mehdi Ghorbani as Navid[4]
Reception
Accolades
- Best Screenplay Award at the Dhaka International Film Festival
- NETPEC Award and Best Prize at the Australian International Persian Film Festival
- Golden Reflection Award at the Geneva International Film Festival
- Special Appreciation Award from Gijón International Film Festival
- Award for Best Director from American Directors' Viewpoint
- Award for Best Actor in American Cinema to Maadi Moody
- Crystal Simorgh Award from Italian Cinema
- Award for Best Screenplay by French Cinema
( The 34th Fajr Film Festival ) Winner
- Crystal Simorgh Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Best Director
- Best First Film
- First Film Competition - Best Directing
Saeed Roustaee
- Best Screenplay
Saeed Roustaee
- Audience Award Best Film
Saeid Malekan
- Best Editing
- Best Makeup
Saeid Malekan
- For Emkane Mina
Nominee Crystal Simorg
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Film
Saeid Malekan
- Best Sound Mix
Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian
- Iran Cinema Celebration 2016
Nominee Jury Prize
- Best sound design
Alireza Alavian
- Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association 2016
Winner Jury Prize
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Original Screenplay
Saeed Roustaee
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Payman Maadi
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Navid Mohammadzadeh Winner
- Special Prize Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Parinaz Izadyar Nominee
- Jury Prize Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
- Best Achievement in Cinematography
Ali Ghazi
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Film
Omid Raiesdana
- Best Achievement in Film Editing
Bahram Dehghan
- Best Achievement in Costume Design
Mohsen Nasrollahi and Ghazale Motamed
- Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian
- Award for Creativity and Talent (Featured by First Filmmakers) /Saeed Roustaee
- Saeed Malekan's best technical achievement (for eternal face painting and one day) winner
- Diploma of Honor for Best Actress at the 10th Celebration of Critics and Cinema Writers Awarded to Parinaz Izadyar.
References
- "9 سیمرغ برای "ابد و یک روز"/ "ایستاده در غبار" بهترین فیلم شد؛ پرستویی بهترین بازیگر- اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ""ابد و یک روز" با ۹ جایزه شگفتی آفرید/"ایستاده در غبار" ۴ جایزه گرفت". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "ابد و یك روز ركورددار دریافت جوایز فیلم فجر شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "معرفی فیلم ابد و یک روز + داستان تصاویر و بازیگران". آریا پیکس (in Persian). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.