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Completed - PERSIAN - Drama - 85 minutes

Log Line

When a precious statue goes missing in Iran, two children race the authorities to return the treasure to its rightful owner.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2024 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Hassan NAZER
Writer(s) : Hassan NAZER
Cast : Reza NAJI, Hossein ABEDINI, Parsa MAGHAMI, Helia MOHAMMAD-KHANI

Producer(s) : Nadira MURRAY (Sylph Productions Ltd ), Paul WELSH (Sylph Productions Ltd)

Synopsis

In a poor Iranian village, the children work hard to support their families. One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statuette in the desert. As the authorities search for the lost treasure, sharing Yahya’s passion for cinema, Yahya’s boss Nasser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help the children find its rightful owner.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, IRAN

SWITZERLAN PRAESENS-FILM A
UNITED KIN Mar 17, 2023 MODERN FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

75th Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 (Audience Award)
33e Dinard Festival Du Film Britannique, France 2022
30th Raindance Film Festival, UK. 2022 (Best UK Feature Film)
25th British Independent Film Awards, London, UK 2022 (Raindance Discovery Award & Breakthrough Producer Nadira Murray 2022)
BFI & CHANEL Filmmaker Awards 2023 (BFI&CHANEL Filmmaker Award to the producer Nadira Murray)
BAFTA SCOTLAND AWARDS 2023 (Best Feature Film Award)


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