Before the Burial

Australian Premiere | 2013

Director's Biography
Director's Biography
Behnam Behzadi was born in 1972 in Boroujen, Iran and obtained a diploma in cinema from the faculty of “Seda & Cima” in Tehran in1995.
He began his artistic activities in the theatre and photography whilst directing shorts in 8mm & 16mm formats as well as video.Over the past few years he’s written scripts, worked in editing and collaborated with various scriptwriters including Bahman Ghobadi with whom he was co-script writer for the film ‘Nive mang/Half Moon’.
Behnam Behzadi has also worked in marketing and advertising and was for some time artistic director of the campaign against cruelty to children.

Born in 1972, Behnam Behzadi graduated in film-making in 1997. After making some programs for TV, his first short film RETALIATION gained an international success, winning the second prize of FIPA 2000 in France.

Synopsis

Siamak who is a minibus driver decides that he wants to die and chose his birth day to do so. Before that he wants to do all the things which he was wishing to do in his life. But one day he meets a girl which change his life.

Festivals

  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Festival International du Film CINEMA TOUS ECRANS
  • Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
  • Festival International du Film d’Aubagne
  • Granada Film Festival
  • Cinémathèque Leipzig
  • Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival

Production Team

Director
Behnam Behzadi
Country
Iran
Runtime 
104 min
Language
Persian with English Subtitles
Premiere Status 
Classification 
18+
Year
2008
Screenwriter 
Producer
Behrouz Hashemian, DEFC & Behnam Behzadi
Cinematographer 
Editor
Cast
Alireza Aghakhani, Negar Javaherian, Ebad Karimi, Raya Nassiri, Ramin Rastar, Homa Hashemi, Shahin Javad-Zadeh, Narguesse Safdarian, Hamid Mirbagheri

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