Drowning in Holy Water
| Drowning in Holy Water | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Navid Mahmoudi |
| Written by | Navid Mahmoudi |
| Produced by | Jamshid Mahmoudi |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Morteza Ghafori |
| Edited by | Nima Jafari Jozani |
| Music by | Sahand Mehdizadeh |
Production companies | Aseman Parvaz Film Farabi Cinema Foundation |
| Distributed by | persiafilmdistribution |
Release dates |
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| Countries | Iran Afghanistan |
| Language | Persian |
Drowning in Holy Water (Persian: مردن در آب مطهر, romanized: Mordan dar abe motahhar) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Navid Mahmoudi and produced by his brother Jamshid Mahmoudi.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and received 2 nominations.[3][4]
Cast
- Matin Heydarinia as Hamed
- Ali Shadman as Sohrab
- Neda Jebraeili as Setareh
- Sadaf Asgari as Rona
- Alireza Ara as Nader
- Sogol Khaligh as Afghan immigrant girl
- Amirreza Ranjbaran as Afghan immigrant boy
- Mahtab Jafari as Afghan immigrant girl
- Khayam Vaghar as Rona's brother
- Peiman Moghadami as Human trafficker
- Farid Eshaqi as Police
- Fatemeh Shokri as Miss Lili
- Alireza Mehran as Ghaffar
- Keyvn Beygi as Amir
- Mohammad Ali Entezarian as Costumer
- Fatemeh Mirzaei
- Mahya Rezayi[5]
Reception
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Asian Film Festival Barcelona | Panorama Section Award (Best Film) | Navid Mahmoudi | Nominated |
| 2020 | Busan International Film Festival | Kim Ji Seok Award | Navid Mahmoudi | Won |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Actor | Ali Shadman | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Neda Jebraeili | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia International Film Festival | Best Film | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Won |
| Best Actress | Neda Jebraeili | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Matin Heydarinia | Nominated | ||
| New Hope Award | Navid Mahmoudi | Nominated |
References
- ^ "فیلمبرداری "مردن در آب مطهر" تمام شد/ آغاز تدوین". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "پایان فیلمبرداری "مُردن در آب مطهر"". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ ""مردن در آب مطهر" در استکهلم جایزه گرفت". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "همه چیز درباره فیلم مردن در آب مطهر". ایمنا (in Persian). 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ شهرآرانیوز (January 4, 2021). "نگاهی به فیلم "مردن در آب مطهر"، ساخته برادران محمودی". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-01-03.