Eight O'clock
| Eight O'clock | |
|---|---|
 2021 poster for Eight O'Clock | |
| Directed by | Mostafa Gholami |
| Written by | Alireza Taji |
| Produced by | Mostafa Gholami
Asghar Abbasi |
| Starring | Rahmatollah Shekarkhandeh Pouya Safdarpour Amin Heidari Diba Fallah |
| Cinematography | Hamid Pourgholam |
| Distributed by | Daria Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes 23 seconds |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
| Budget | 1,500 USD |
Eight O'clock is a 2021 Iranian short film with a social theme, directed, and co-produced by Mostafa Gholami.[1] The film deals with the social issues of Iranian culture The film is about an old man named Hamed who returns to his youth due to Alzheimer's disease and comes to propose to his wife. Eight O'clock was nominated for the best film at the up-and-coming Int Film Festival in Hanover, Germany.[2][3][4]
Storyline
[edit]It tells a love story. This work shows the love of a young man named Hamed to a girl named Niloufar. The main character of the story is an old man named Hamed who is taken care of by his children Saeed and Sara. Hamed returned to his youth due to Alzheimer's disease and proposed to his wife Niloufar. Hamed thinks that his children are Niloufar's brother and sister. His wife died many years ago. In the continuation of the story, his son Saeed wants to take his father to a nursing home due to the ruling problems, but his daughter Sara disagrees with this theory and there are differences between them. At this time, the main event of the story takes place, something that transforms the audience.[5]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Nominated for the best film award at the 16th Hanover Short Film Festival, Germany.[3][4]
- Qualifying for the quarter-finals for the 10th International Film Festival of "WideScreen" in Toronto, Canada.
- The selected of the 13th International Film Festival of "RNAP" in Brazil.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- The selected of the 13th International Film Festival of "OIBFF" in South Korea.
- The selected of the 6th International Film Festival of "Duemila30" in Italy.
- The Selected of the 5rd "ESMoA" International Film Festival in California.[13]
- The Selected of the 9th "First-Time Filmmaker Sessions" International Short Film Festival of England.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gholami: When I saw Reza Ruigiri in the nursing home, I remembered "Eight O'clock"!". sahebnews.ir. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Internationales Film Festival Hannover". Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "'Eight O'clock' in the running at Int'l Film Festival Hanover". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b "12 Iranian films in three international events". shortfilmnews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Gholami, Mostafa (1 December 2021), Eight O'clock (Short, Drama, Family), Diba Fallah, Amin Heidari, Rahmatollah Shekar Khande, retrieved 23 November 2024
- ^ kayhan.ir. "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". en. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ jamejamonline. ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". newspaper Keyhan. 17 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2024.
- ^ "'Eight O". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Arrival of "8 o'clock" to Brazil". www.jamejamdaily.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ ehsanjanansefat (16 March 2022). ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". فینال خبر (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ ""Eight O'clock" entry to the Brazilian Film Festival". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "'08:00 PM' to vie at ESMoA filmfest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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