Retouch (Persian: روتوش Rutuš) is an Iranian short film[1] directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, which was co-produced by Kaveh Mazaheri and Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS). The film is one of the most successful Iranian short films that won the Best Short Fiction Film Award from the Fajr Film Festival and the best international film festivals such as Tribeca, Krakow, Palm Springs, Stockholm, Ojai, Tirana and Traverse City. Retouch has enjoyed a successful film festival run, winning at three Oscar qualifying film festivals, including: Tribeca Film Festival (Best Narrative Short), Palm Springs Shortfest (Best Live Action Over 15 Min) and the Krakow Film Festival (Silver Dragon for Best Short Fiction Film).

Retouch
Directed byKaveh Mazaheri
Written byKaveh Mazaheri
Produced byKaveh Mazaheri
StarringSonia Sanjari
Mohammadhossein Ziksari
Azadeh Abadpour
CinematographyMohammadreza Jahanpanah
Edited byPooyan Sholehvar
Distributed byPremium Films
Release date
  • April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Plot

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Maryam's husband has an accident at home and, rather than saving him, she stops helping and watches him die.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Retouch on Omeleto".
  2. ^ "Retouch - 2017 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ "[Interview] Kaveh Mazaheri – 'Retouch' - Fidan". Fidanfilm.ir. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "An Iranian Wife Escapes Her Marriage in Kaveh Mazaheri's Short Retouch". Directorsnotes.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ Thompson, Anne (26 June 2017). "Here's the Oscar-Qualifying Palm Springs International ShortFest 2017 Award Winners". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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