Douch (Persian: دوچ) is a 2018 film directed and written by Amir Mashhadi Abbas, produced by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, and distributed by the Farabi Cinema Foundation. The film features Soraya Qasemi, Soroush Jamshidy, Koroush Soleymani, and Shiva Khosrow Mehr in starring roles.[2][3]
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دوچ | |
Directed by | Amir Mashhadi Abbas |
Written by | Amir Mashhadi Abbas |
Produced by | Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults[1] |
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Distributed by | Farabi Cinema Foundation |
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Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Plot
editTen-year-old Gholamreza, who lives in a village in northern Iran, needs a bicycle to win a bicycle race and pay off his father's debt. To get money for the new bicycle, he notices a prize for teaching an illiterate person how to read and write, but there are no illiterate people in the village except a 90-year-old bad-tempered woman who is unwilling to learn.
Awards
edit- The movie won the UNICEF Award at the 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth.[4][5][6]
- Shown at 59th of Zlín Film Festival[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Two Kanoon Films Made Way to Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival, USA". 4 February 2021.
- ^ "'Douch' goes to DYTIATKO filmfest. in Ukraine". Mehr News Agency. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Iranian 'Douch' to go on screen in Japan". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "About film - 64th ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - international film festival for children and youth". www.zlinfest.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "CIFEJ Prize Winners". www.cifej.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Manifestation of Hope, 2nd Youth Filmmaking Olympiad Best Films Announced | Farsnews Agency". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Iran's "Doch" to compete in Zlin Film Festival". Tehran Times. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Douch". Zelin Film Festival.
- ^ "5 Iran films to go to Czech Republic". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Kam s dětmi – aktivity pro děti a jejich rodiče". m.kamsdetmi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.