A Very Ordinary Citizen

Australian Premiere | 2015

Director's Biography

Born in 1973 in Hamedan Iran, Majid Barzegar holds a BA in Film and an MA in Dramatic Literature. He has made several short and documentary films. Rainy Seasons (2010), his first feature film, has been in official selection at festivals such as Rotterdam and Montreal.

Synopsis

Tehran. Present day.
After the death of his wife and facing the onset of Alzheimer’s Mr Safari, an eighty-year-old pensioner, decides to visit his son, who lives abroad and cannot return home for security reasons.
Sara, a young woman working in a travel agency, is given the task of organising Mr Safari’s travel arrangements.
But then Mr Safiri falls in love with Sara, gives up all ideas of travelling and decides, before his memory completely fails, to express his love for Sara at any price, even if it involves murder.

Presenting Partner

Festivals

51st Chicago International Film Festival, USA. October 15-29, 2015. « International Feature Film Competition »
56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. November 6-15, 2015. « Open Horizons » section.
20th Kerala International Film Festival, India. December 4-11, 2015. « World Cinema » section.
5th Iranian Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic. January 13-17, 2016. « Special Screenings » section.
Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, Scotland, UK. February 19-21, 2016. Venue: Filmhouse Cinema, « Non Competitive Festival
29th Finale Plzen Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic. April 2016.
3rd Köln Iranian Film Festival, Germany. May 26-29, 2016.
2nd Zurich Iranian Film Festival, Switzerland. May 26-June 1, 2016.
4ème Festival Cinéma (s) d’Iran, Paris, France. June 1-7, 2016.
Das Iranische Wien, Vienna, Austria. Screening date: June 12, 2016
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia. July 10-17, 2016. Non competitive section « Yerevan Premieres »

Production Team

Director	Majid Barzegar
Country	Iran
Runtime	100 min
Language	Persian with English Subtitles
Premiere Status	Australian Premiere
Classification	18+
Year	2015
Screenwriter	Majid Barzegar
Producer	Majid Modarresi & Saeed Armand
Cinematographer	Amin Jafari
Editor	Hamidreza Barzegar
Cast	Soured Mnatsakanian, Shadi Karamroudi, Nahid Hadadi

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