Under The Colours

Australian Premiere | 2013

Director's Biography
Director's Biography
Esmaeel Monsef, born in Iran in 1976, is a graduate of the Behandish Cinema School of Tehran. A founding member of the Association of Independent Iranian Filmakers, he has edited over 40 shorts, documentaries and features and received numerous festival awards for his first short film, ‘OYAN’.

Synopsis

This soldier’s tale begins when a female item appears in the barracks. A red skirt becomes more than a simple piece of clothing in a tale that blends the insouciant with the profound.

Screened with Kahrizak, Four Views.

Festivals

  • Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
  • Yrevan International Film Festival
  • Telluride Film Festival
  • Message to Man International Film Festival
  • Asiatica Film Mediale
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Beijing First Film Festival
  • International Short Film Festival Winterthur
  • Leeds International Film Festival
  • Sequence short-Film Festival
  • Glasgow Short Film Festival
  • International Oriental Film Festival
  • Oriental Film Festival – Winner of Jury’s Special Mention

Production Team

Director
Esmaeel Monsef
Country
Iran
Runtime 
21 min
Language
Persian with English Subtitles
Premiere Status 
Classification 
18+
Year
2012
Screenwriter 
Producer
Esmaeel Monsef, Kamran Majidi
Cinematographer 
Editor
Cast
Mohsen Mohammadi, Mohammad-Reza Maleki, Pejman Abdi

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