Melody (2023 film)

Melody (Persian: ملودی; Tajik: Мелодия, romanized: Melodiya) is a 2023 Tajik-Iranian mystery drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.[1] It's about the music teacher Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds.[2] The film was selected as the Tajik entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[3]

Producer
Melody
Promotional release poster
Directed byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Written byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Produced byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
StarringDiman Zandi
CinematographyAli Mohammad Ghasemi
Edited byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Music byFouad Samiei
Production
company
NAMA Film
Distributed byDreamLab Films
Release date
September 2023 (Tajikistan)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesTajikistan
Iran
LanguagePersian

Plot

At a children's cancer center, Melody teaches music to 30 children. He wants to compose a piece of music using the sounds of 30 different birds. A simple task, but when they only find 20 birds, Melody accompanied by Mango, a mute housekeeper, will embark on an old singer who knows where the rest of the birds that are being hunted are.[2] This is a collaborative effort of the state-owned Tajikistan broadcaster, TV Safina and directors's own film company in Tehran, Nama Film.[4]

Director

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[5]

  • Diman Zandi as Melody
  • Alireza Ostadi as Old Singer
  • Meghdad Eslami as Mango
  • Safar Hakadodov as Groom's father
  • Zulfiya Sadikova as Groom's mother

Critical Reception

Melody has been well received among The Union of Cinematographers of Tajikistan and officially submitted in the Best International Feature Film category. Melody is Tajikistan's 3rd film to be submitted in Oscars after 18 years and third submission overall.[6]

Release

Melody had its world premiere in April 2023 at the Cardiff British Festival[7] before being released commercially in September 2023 in Tajikistani cinemas.[8] International sales are being managed by France's Dreamlab Films.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". EciEco. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. "'Melody' chosen to represent Tajikistan for 2024 Oscars". DreamLab Films. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. Yossman, Elsa Keslassy,Leo Barraclough,Patrick Frater,John Bleasdale,John Hopewell,Naman Ramachandran,Nick Vivarelli,K J.; Keslassy, Elsa; Barraclough, Leo; Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John; Hopewell, John; Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick; Yossman, K. J. (2023-09-11). "International Oscar Race: Israel Picks Ayelet Menahemi's 'Seven Blessings,' Armenia Selects Michael A. Goorjian's 'Amerikatsi'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Melody". DreamLab Films. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. "فیلمی ایرانی_تاجیکستانی به جشنواره بین المللی اسکار ۲۰۲۴ راه یافت! - پی ام آپلود" (in Persian). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. "داستان فیلم ایرانی در اسکار ۲۰۲۴ چیست؟". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. Rosser2023-08-10T09:34:00+01:00, Michael. "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". Screen. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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