The Dark Room (2018 film)
The Dark Room (Persian: اتاق تاریک) is a 2018 Iranian drama directed, written and produced by Rouhollah Hejazi.
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| Directed by | Rouhollah Hejazi |
| Produced by | Rouhollah Hejazi |
| Written by | Rouhollah Hejazi |
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| Music by | Karen Homayounfar |
| Edited by | Reza Shahbazi |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
The subject of this film is the persecution and rape of children in Iran.
Hejazi went to the thirty-sixth Fajr Film Festival with The Dark Room three years after his latest release, Death of the Fish.
It won Best Film at the Hanoi Film Festival and at the Film Festival of Kerala in 2018. It was the only representative of Iran at the Belgrade Film Festival in 2019.
Plot
Farhad and Haleh and their four-years-old son Amir, move into a new housing complex. One day, Amir gets lost in the desert in front of the complex. His parents find him, but Amir seems upset and Farhad suspects that someone has abused his son.[1]
Cast
- Saed Soheili as Farhad
- Sareh Bayat as Haleh
- Alireza Mirsalari as Amir
- Morvarid Kashian as Pegah
- Amir-Reza Ranjbaran as Peyman
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| International Film Festival of Kerala | Suvarna Chakoram (Best Film) | The Dark Room | Won[2] |
| Hanoi Film Festival | Best Film | The Dark Room | Won |
| Hanoi Film Festival | The Best Actor | Saed Soheili | Nominated |
| Belgrade Film Festival | Best Film | The Dark Room | Nominated |
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References
- admin. "The Dark Room – 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala".
- Kerala, 23rd International Film Festival of. "23rd International Film Festival of Kerala – IFFK2018 at Thiruvananthapuram".
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