The Orphanage of Iran

The Orphanage of Iran (Persian: یتیم‌خانه ایران‎), subtitled "A Historical Account of a Genuine Holocaust in Iran",[1] is a 2016 Iranian action drama film directed by Abolqasem Talebi and set during the Invasion of Iran in World War I and Persian famine of 1917–1919.[4]

The Orphanage of Iran
Directed byAbolqasem Talebi
Produced byMohammad Reza Takhtkeshian
Written byAbolqasem Talebi
Based onThe Great Famine and Genocide in Persia
by Mohammad Gholi Majd[1]
Starring
  • Alirum Nouraei
  • Jafar Dehghan
  • Farrokh Nemati
  • Anoushirvan Arjmand
  • Bahar Mohammadpour
  • Dariush Asadzadeh
  • Ali Shadman
  • Iman Safa
  • Mohsen Hosseini
  • Akbar Beheshti
  • Davood Meghdadi
  • Majid Mafi
  • Shahram Teimourian
  • Melika Shaaban
  • Mehri Aleagha
  • Ghotbeddin Sadeghi
Music bySergey Krutsenko
CinematographyAsghar Rafi Jam
Edited byMehdi Hosseinivand
Production
company
Ravayat-e Fath Institute
Distributed byFilmiran
Release date
  • 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Budget8 billion rials[2]
Box office1.7 billion rials[3]

Cast
  • Alirum Nouraei as Muhammad-Javad Bonakdar
  • Farrokh Nemati as the Doctor
  • Bahar Mohammadpour as Muhammad-Javad's wife
  • Ali Shademan as Hesam
  • Jafar Dehghan as Abdossattar, a Jewish merchant collaborating with the British
  • Melika Sha'aban as A'zam
British personnel

Screening

In February 2016, the film was screened in the 34th edition of Fajr International Film Festival as one of the few participated in non-competition section.[5] It was released in October 2016.[1][4] The film was displayed in Buenos Aires in February 2017, in an event co-organized by the Ammar Popular Film Festival and the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts.[6]

Miguel Littín the director from Latin America also attended the international Ammar film festival and expressed his opinion about the film:[7]

Although it seems difficult to represent the history, the characters and atmosphere are created in a perfect way and I saw the tone, narration and what we are supposed to see in the history. I got pleasure from the film indeed.

Reception

According to Mehr News Agency, the film is "considered as anti-British work".[6] It had a poor opening, grossing only $10,000 in the first week.[4]

Awards and nominations
Awards
Award Year Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref
19th Iran House of Cinema Celebration 2017 Best Costume Designer Abbas Bolondi Won [8]
Best Visual Effects Mohsen Rouzbahani Nominated [9]
Best Sound Bahman Heidari Nominated [9]
Best Make-up Daryoush Salehian Nominated [9]
14th Resistance Film Festival 2016 Best Movie Abolqasem Talebi Won [1]
Best Actor Aliram Nouraei Won [1]

References
  1. "Movie on British-made great famine in Iran screened", Mehr News Agency, 31 October 2016, 3810492, retrieved 26 September 2017
  2. "Abolqassem Talebi: No one Dares to Boycott us / I'm a Revolutionary Director", Fars News Agency (in Persian), 30 October 2016, 13950808000410, retrieved 5 October 2017
  3. "1395 Gross Table", Cinetmag (in Persian), retrieved 5 October 2017
  4. "Movies to See Mid-Fall", Financial Tribune, 3 November 2016, retrieved 26 September 2017
  5. "Fajr Film Festival "rated B internationally"", Iran daily, 30 January 2016, 135939, retrieved 26 September 2017
  6. "APFF, INCAA to Hold Joint Film Event in Argentina", Mehr News Agency, 13 February 2017, 3905775, retrieved 26 September 2017
  7. Festival, Ammar Film (February 3, 2017). ""Orphanage Of Iran" was acclaimed by Miguel Littin". Ammar Intl Popular Film Festival.
  8. ""The Salesman" wins big at Iran Cinema Celebration", Tehran Times, 13 September 2017, retrieved 26 September 2017
  9. "Nominees of the House of Cinema Celebration announced" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.


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