The Last Snow (Persian: برف آخر, romanized: Barfe Akhar) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by Amir Hossein Asgari and written by Amir Hossein Asgari, Amir Mohammad Abdi and Hassan Hosseini.[1][2][3] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 awards and earned 9 nominations.[4]
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| Directed by | Amir Hossein Asgari |
| Written by | Amir Hossein Asgari Amir Mohammad Abdi Seyyed Hassan Hosseini |
| Produced by | Hassan Mostafavi |
| Starring | Amin Hayai Ladan Mostofi Majid Salehi Nooshin Masoudian |
| Cinematography | Arman Fayaz |
| Edited by | Esmaeel Alizadeh |
| Music by | Masoud Sekhavatdoust |
Production company | Vanya Old Media Art Cultural Institute |
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| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Premise
editYousef is a successful and committed veterinarian who lives in kiasar a village in Sari, Iran. The film revolves around the disappearance of the daughter of Yousef's friend, Khalil, whose name is Khorshid. It is not clear what exactly happened to Khorshid, all the members of the village look for her sympathetically until a secret is revealed.
Cast
edit- Amin Hayai as Yousef
- Ladan Mostofi as Rana
- Majid Salehi as Khalil
- Nooshin Masoudian
- Mohammad Sadegh Malek
- Amir Mashhadi Abbas
- Amir Abbas Roudgar Safari
- Mehdi Mehraban
Reception
editCritical response
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The performances of Amin Hayai and Majid Salehi garnered critical acclaim and both received Crystal Simorgh nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, with Hayai winning.
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Film | Hassan Mostafavi | Nominated | [5][6] |
| Best Director | Amir Hossein Asgari | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Amir Hossein Asgari, Amir Mohammad Abdi, Seyyed Hassan Hosseini | Nominated | |||
| Special Jury Prize | Amir Hossein Asgari | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Amin Hayai | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Ladan Mostofi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Majid Salehi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nooshin Masoudian | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Arman Fayaz | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ali Nasirinia | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Nominated | ||||
| Best Makeup | Omid Golzadeh | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Kamyar Shafiepour | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "اولین تصاویر از فیلم سینمایی «برف آخر»". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "از «خائن‌کشی» کیمیایی تا «مرد بازنده» مهدویان". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "پایان صداگذاری فیلم سینمایی «برف آخر» - سوره سینما" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "«برف آخر» روایت دامپزشکی که شب ها گرگ شکار می کند/اکران «لایه های دروغ»، تنها اکشن جشنواره". ایرنا (in Persian). 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "نامزدهای سودای سیمرغ چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-04-19.