The Wasteland (Persian: دشت خاموش, romanized: Dashte khamoush) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Ahmad Bahrami.[1][2][3][4][5] the film premiered on September 3, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Orizzonti Award.Prize 2021 of the international jury at the Festival Nouvelles Images Persanes in Vitré (France)[6][7]
| The Wasteland | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ahmad Bahrami |
| Written by | Ahmad Bahrami |
| Produced by | Saeed Bashiri |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Masud Amini Tirani |
| Edited by | Sara Yavari |
| Music by | Foad Ghahremani |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Synopsis
editA remote brick manufacture factory produces bricks in an ancient way. Many families with different ethnicities work in the factory and the boss seems to hold the key to solving their problems. Forty-year-old Lotfollah (Ali Bagheri), who has been born on-site, is the factory supervisor and acts as go-between for the workers and the boss. Boss (Farrokh Nemati) has Lotfollah gather all the workers in front of his office. He wants to talk to them about the shutdown of the factory. All matters now to Lotfollah is to keep Sarvar (Mahdie Nassaj) unharmed, the woman he has been in love with for a long time.
Cast
edit- Ali Bagheri as Lotfollah
- Farrokh Nemati as Lotfollah's Boss
- Mahdie Nassaj as Sarvar
- Sepehr Sepi as Pianist
- Touraj Alvand
- Majid Farhang
- Naser Alaghemandan
- Narges Amini
- Mohsen Yeganeh
- Razie Irani
- Shaghayegh Aghazadeh
- Mahtab Khosh Manesh
- Ahoura Bahrami
- Parsa Sobhani
- Arsha Sobhani
- Barsa Bahrami
- Mina Sarghare
Reception
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Art Film Festival | Best Film – Blue Angel | Ahmad Bahrami | Nominated |
| 2021 | Nouvelles Images Persanes French Vitré Festival | Prize 2021 - International jury | Ahmad Bahrami | Won |
| 2021 | Asia Film Awards | Best New Director | Ahmad Bahrami | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Masoud Amini Tirani | Won | ||
| 2021 | Bogotá International Film Festival | Best Film – Premio Radiónica de la juventud | Ahmad Bahrami | Won |
| 2020 | Venice International Film Festival | Orizzonti | Ahmad Bahrami | Won |
| 2022 | Iranian Cinema Directors' Great Celebration | Best New Film Director | Ahmad Bahrami | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Creativity and Talent (first filmmakers) | Ahmad Bahrami | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ ""دشت خاموش" آماده نمایش شد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "سعی کردم نگاهم در "دشت خاموش" انسانی و جهان‌شمول باشد / گفت‌وگو با احمد بهرامی کارگردان فیلم نماینده ایران در جشنواره ونیز". خبرگزاری هنر ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ ""دشت خاموش" بهترین فیلم افق های ونیز شد". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "جایزه ویژه منتقدان جهان به "دشت خاموش" رسید". PANA.IR (in Persian). 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "این فیلم ایرانی در ونیز ۳ جایزه گرفت!". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Nouvelles Images Persanes".
- ^ "Vitré. Le festival Nouvelles Images Persanes a accueilli près de 3 000 spectateurs". 14 November 2021.