Blockage
Blockage (Persian: سد معبر, romanized: Sade Ma'bar) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Gharaie and written by Saeed Roustayi. The film screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 nominations. It was released on December 27, 2017, in Iran theatrically.
| Blockage | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mohsen Gharaie |
| Written by | Saeed Roustayi |
| Produced by | Bahman Kamyar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Morteza Hedayat |
| Edited by | Sepideh Abdolvahab |
| Music by | Reza Mortazavi |
| Distributed by | Hedayat Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
| Box office | 1.06 billion toman (Iran) |
Blockage (Persian: سد معبر, romanized: Sade Ma'bar) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohsen Gharaie and written by Saeed Roustayi.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and received 4 nominations.[3]
It was released on December 27, 2017, in Iran theatrically.[4]
Premise
[edit]Ghasem (Hamed Behdad), a municipality employee uses his position to put his hands on other people's money to collect enough to buy a truck, while his wife Narges (Baran Kosari) threatens to abort their child if he does not buy a house with their savings.
Cast
[edit]- Hamed Behdad as Ghasem
- Baran Kosari as Narges
- Nader Fallah as Rasool
- Gity Ghasemi as Razieh
- Mohsen Kiaee as Mehdi
- Negar Abedi as Mona
- Alireza Kamali as Ghasem's colleague
- Bahram Sorouri Nejad[5]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
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Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Gity Ghasemi | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nader Fallah | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Sepideh Abdolvahab | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Hafez Awards | Best Motion Picture | Bahman Kamyar | Nominated | |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Mohsen Gharaie | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Nader Fallah | Nominated | |||
| Hamed Behdad | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Baran Kosari | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor – Motion Picture | Sepideh Abdolvahab | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Busan International Film Festival | New Currents Award | Mohsen Gharaie | Won | |
| 2018 | Iran Cinema Celebration | Best Actor In a Leading Role | Hamed Behdad | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nader Fallah | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Hojat Ashtari | Won | |||
| 2017 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Actor In a Leading Role | Hamed Behdad | Won | [7] |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nader Fallah | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Gity Ghasemi | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Sepideh Abdolvahab | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia International Film Festival | Best Actor | Hamed Behdad | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Gity Ghasemi | Nominated | |||
| Best Film | Mohsen Gharaie | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Mohsen Gharaie | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Sofia International Film Festival | Best Film | Mohsen Gharaie | Won | |
| 2018 | Transatlantyk Festival | Section "New Cinema" | Mohsen Gharaie | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "از جدیدترین پوستر فیلم "سد معبر" رونمایی شد + تاریخ اکران - سینما فارس". سینماگیمفا - سایت خبری/تحلیلی سینما و تلویزیون (in Persian). 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ ""سدمعبر" نامزد دریافت ٦ جایزه از گلدن گلوبال مالزی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "منظوم - عوامل فیلم سینمایی سد معبر (1395)". Manzoom (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "برگزیدگان سی و پنجمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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