In Competition

THE BADGER

Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Production Year: 2021   Country: Iran, France    Length: 127 minutes

Synopsis

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned…

CREDITS

Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer: Asghar Farhadi
Producers: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Asghar Farhadi
Cinematographer: Ali Ghazi
Production Designer: Mehdi Mousavi
Editor: Haydeh Safiyari
Sound Design: Mohammadreza Delpak

CASTING

Amir Jadidi
Mohsen Tanabandeh
Fereshteh Sadrorafaii
Sahar Goldoust
Maryam Shahdaie
Ali Reza Jahandideh
Ehsan Goodarzi
Sarina Farhadi

In Competition – Feature Films

In Competition – Feature Films

The Badger

Directed by Kazem Mollaie
Iran | 2020 | 93 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

Soodeh’s 11-year-old son Matiar gets kidnapped as she is about to start a second marriage. After considerable search and effort, Soodeh decides to ask for the ransom money from her ex-husband Peyman. How much will this incident challenge her certainties?

FESTIVALS

Winner – Austin Film Festival 2020
Shanghai International Film Festival 2020

The Badger

Directed by Kazem Mollaie
Iran | 2020 | 93 min | Unclassified 15+
Language: Persian (English Subtitles)
SYNOPSIS

Right before Soodeh Sharifzadegan’s second marriage, her 11-year-old son Matiar is kidnapped. After considerable effort, Soodeh is forced to ask for the ransom money from her ex-husband Peyman. Soodeh comes to the sudden realisation of her son’s plan to provide the grounds for his father’s return.

FESTIVALS

Shanghai International Film Festival 2020

CREDITS

Director: Kazem Mollaie
Screenplay: Kazem Mollaie
Producer: Sina Saeidian
Director of Photography: Majid Gorjian
Editing: Babak Ghaem
Music: Mehdi Panahi
Sound Designer: Hosein Abolsedgh
Sound Recordist: Mohammad Kianersi
Production Design: Monir Razizadeh
Make-Up: Mahmoud Dehghani

CAST

Vishka Asayesh
Hassan Majuni
Mehraveh Sharifinia
Behnoush Bakhtiari
Reza Behbudi
Gohar Kheirandish

FEATURE FILMS