Ashkan, The Charmed Ring and Other Stories
Iran | 2012 | 90 min | Unclassified 15+
SYNOPSIS
This film crosses five interlocking stories: A police officer who is unhappily in love with a cashier, a sculptor who dreams of emigrating, a young man who constantly tries to commit suicide, and, in the midst of it all, two blind jewellery thieves, who are about to make the heist of their lives. The various threads of the narrative cross each other in unexpected ways, but all the pieces of the puzzle fall into exactly the right place.
FESTIVALS
Winner of Best Director at Tehran Film Festival (2009)
Jury’s Special Mention Pusan International Film Festival (2009)
A Hero
Directed by Shahram Mokri
Iran | 2012 | 90 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS
This film crosses five interlocking stories: A police officer who is unhappily in love with a cashier, a sculptor who dreams of emigrating, a young man who constantly tries to commit suicide, and, in the midst of it all, two blind jewellery thieves, who are about to make the heist of their lives. The various threads of the narrative cross each other in unexpected ways, but all the pieces of the puzzle fall into exactly the right place.
FESTIVALS
Winner of Best Director at Tehran Film Festival (2009)
Jury’s Special Mention Pusan International Film Festival (2009)
CREDITS
Scriptwriter & Director: Shahram Mokri
Producers: Mehdi Karimi
Cinematographer: Payam Azizi
Costumes: Negar Nemati
Production Designer: Ladan Kanani
Editing: Arash Rasafi
Music: Abuzar Saffarian
CAST
Mohammad Abbasi
Sadaf Ahmadi
Amir-Hossein Asani
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