Lottery (Persian: لاتاری) is a 2018 Iranian romance thriller drama film directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian and written by Ebrahim Amini and Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian.[1][2][3] The film screened for the first time at the 36th Fajr Film Festival.

Lottery
Film poster
Directed byMohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Screenplay byMohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Ebrahim Amini
Produced bySeyyed Mahmoud Razavi
StarringSaed Soheili
Hadi Hejazifar
Hamid Farrokhnezhad
Ziba Karamali
Javad Ezzati
CinematographyHadi Behrooz
Edited byHossein Jamshid Gohari
Sajad Pahlavan Zadeh
Music byHabib Khazaeifar
Roozbeh Bemani
Release dates
  • 1 February 2018 (2018-02-01) (FIFF)
  • 14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) (Iran)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagesPersian
Arabic
English
Box office14.8 billion toman (Iran)

Plot

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Amir Ali and Nooshin are two youngsters who are in love and want to get married. Their families are not in agreement with this plan. The two youngsters both have only one dream, to win the Lottery and get a green card and move to the United States.

Cast

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  • Saed Soheili as Amir Ali[4]
  • Hadi Hejazifar as Mousa
  • Hamid Farrokhnezhad as Morteza
  • Ziba Karamali as Nooshin
  • Javad Ezzati as Nima
  • Nader Soleimani as Naeem
  • Alireza Ostadi as Reza Beigi
  • Mahdi Zaminpardaz as Sami
  • Behzad Foroutan as Saman
  • Hamidreza Hedayati as Amir Ali's Father
  • Mahsa Bagheri as Nasrin
  • Amir Hossein Hashemi as Sasan
  • Gholamreza Shahbazi as The Prosecutor

Reception

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2018 Fajr Film Festival Best Visual Effects Sina Ghavidel Nominated
Hafez Awards Special Jury Prize Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian Won
Best Film Lottery Nominated
Best Director Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian Nominated
Best Actor (Film) Saed Soheili Nominated
Hadi Hejazifar Won
Javad Ezzati Nominated
Best Editor Hossein Jamshid Gohari & Sajad Pahlavan Zadeh Won
Best Original Score Habib Khazaeifar Nominated
Best Original Song "Where Should I Go" by Roozbeh Bemani Nominated
Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Best Actor in a Supporting Role Hadi Hejazifar Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "مردم برای قهرمان سوت می کشند/ به دنبال نسبت خونی برای موسی نبودم". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  2. ^ سینماتیکت. "سینماتیکت - بزرگترین مرجع فروش بلیت سینما". سینماتیکت (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase خلاصه داستان فيلم لاتاري :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  4. ^ سینماتیکت. "سینماتیکت - بزرگترین مرجع فروش بلیت سینما". سینماتیکت (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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