Life and a Day (Persian: ابد و یک روز, romanized: Abad-o Yek Rouz) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee.[1] The film screened for the first time at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and earned 10 nominations and received 7 awards.[2]
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| Directed by | Saeed Roustaee |
| Written by | Saeed Roustaee |
| Produced by | Saeid Malekan |
| Starring | Payman Maadi Amir Salehian Navid Mohammadzadeh Parinaz Izadyar Rima Raminfar Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Masomeh Rahmani Mehdi Ghorbani |
| Cinematography | Ali Ghazi |
| Edited by | Bahram Dehghan |
| Music by | Omid Raiesdana |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
It was released on March 16, 2016, in Iran theatrically.[3]
Premise
editSomayeh (Parinaz Izadyar), the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.
Cast
edit- Payman Maadi as Morteza
- Amir Salehian as Amir [1]
- Navid Mohammadzadeh as Mohsen
- Parinaz Izadyar as Somayeh
- Rima Raminfar as Shahnaz
- Shirin Yazdanbakhsh as Mother
- Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Javad
- Masomeh Rahmani as Leila
- Mehdi Ghorbani as Navid[4]
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fajr International Film Festival | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Nominated | [5] |
| Best director | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Payman Maadi | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Parinaz Izadyar | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirin Yazdanbakhsh | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best Editor | Bahram Dehghani | Won | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Saeid Malekan | Won | |||
| Audience Award Best Film | |||||
| Fajr International Film Festival (new view section) | Best Film | ||||
| Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| 2016 | Hafez Awards | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Won | [6] |
| Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Parinaz Izadyar | Won | |||
| Shabnam Moghaddami | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor | Payman Maadi | Nominated | |||
| Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won | ||||
| Best Screenwriter | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best artistic achievement | Bahram Dehghani (Editing) | Won | |||
| Saeid Malekan (Makeup) | Nominated | ||||
| Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian (Sound) | Nominated | ||||
| Iran Cinema Celebration | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Nominated | [7] | |
| Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Payman Maadi | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best Editor | Bahram Dehghani | Won | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Saeid Malekan | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Mohsen Nasrolahi | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ghazale Motamed | Won | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Amin Mirshekari | Won | |||
| Best Sound Recording and Mix | Alireza Alavian | Nominated | |||
| Iranian Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Won | [8] | |
| Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Won | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Won | ||||
| Best Actor | Payman Maadi | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Parinaz Izadyar | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirin Yazdanbakhsh | Nominated | |||
| Shabnam Moghaddami | Nominated | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Ali Tabatabaei | Nominated | |||
| Best Score | Omid Raees Dana | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Bahram Dehghani | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Mohsen Nasrolahi | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ghazale Motamed | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian | Nominated | |||
| Creativity and brilliant talent award | (Special for the first filmmakers)/Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| The best technical achievement | Saeid Malekan (Makeup) | Won | |||
| 2017 | Urban International Film Festival | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Won | [9] |
| Best Actress | Parinaz Izadyar | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Navid Mohammadzadeh | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Saeed Roustayi | Nominated | |||
| Iranian Film Festival Australia | Best Film | Saeid Malekan | Won | [10] | |
| Geneva International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | [11] | ||
| Gijón International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | [12] | ||
| Dhaka International Film Festival | Best Screenwriter | Saeed Roustayi | Won |
References
edit- ^ "9 سیمرغ برای "ابد و یک روز"/ "ایستاده در غبار" بهترین فیلم شد؛ پرستویی بهترین بازیگر- اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ ""ابد و یک روز" با ۹ جایزه شگفتی آفرید/"ایستاده در غبار" ۴ جایزه گرفت". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "ابد و یك روز ركورددار دریافت جوایز فیلم فجر شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "معرفی فیلم ابد و یک روز + داستان تصاویر و بازیگران". آریا پیکس (in Persian). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Life and a Day awards at festivals" (in Persian). filcin. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Announcement of nominees for the cinema section of the 16th Hafez festival" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Life and a Day is the winner of Cinema House celebration" (in Persian). CinemaCinema. 13 September 2016.
- ^ "12 Awards of Critics Association for Life and a Day" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Life and a Day awards at festivals" (in Persian). filcin. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Life and a Day was the best work of the Australian Iranian Film Festival" (in Persian). Mehr. 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Life and a Day was the best film of the Geneva Film Festival" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 9 November 2016.
- ^ "The latest status of Life and a Day global appearances" (in Persian). ISNA. 9 May 2017.