The Bright Day

The Bright Day
movie poster
Directed byHossein Shahabi
Written byHossein Shahabi
Produced byHossein Shahabi
Starring
CinematographyMohammadreza Sokoot
Edited byShima Monfared
Music byHossein Shahabi
Production
company
Khane Film Baran
Distributed byBaran Film House
Release date
  • 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) (Iran)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Box office2115000$

The Bright Day (Persian: روز روشن) is a 2013 Iranian social drama film directed by Hossein Shahabi.

It is his debut feature film which was very well received by Iranian film critics and audiences of the 31st Fajr Film Festival of Tehran in February 2013. The film also won the Special Jury Prize of 28th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina and it was shown on the 24th Annual Festival of Films from Iran in Chicago. It also won Silver Pheasant Award and a cash prize for The Best Debut Director of the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala, India

Plot

Roshan is a teacher in a kindergarten school. One of her student’s father is accused of unintentional homicide. There were seven witnesses, who had seen the incident, but no one intends to tell the whole truth because of the slain’s family power and the influence. If the witnesses don’t tell the truth, the accused will be facing retaliation and the death penalty. Roshan intends to save his life by tracking down a witness who will be willing to testify the truth in court.

Production

Starring

Crew

Awards and Screenings

  1. won Diploma award the best screenplay of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. Iran (2013)
  2. won Diploma award the best Actress of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. Iran (2013)
  3. Candidate a Crystal Simorgh award at 31st Fajr International Film Festival for best first film (2013)
  4. Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Actor at 31st Fajr International Film Festival (2013)
  5. Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Sound recorder at 31st Fajr International Film Festival (2013)
  6. Candidate a Crystal simorgh award for Best Graphic Design at 31st Fajr International Film Festival (2013)
  7. win Special Mention of the Jury-at 28th international film festival mar del plata (2014)
  8. Companies at 28th Film Festival in Boston America (2014)
  9. Companies at 21 Film Festival in Houston America (2014)
  10. Companies at 18 Film Festival in Washington DC America (2014)
  11. Companies at the Iranian films festival in America Rice University (2014)
  12. Companies at the Iranian films festival in America The Los Angeles Museum of Art (2014)
  13. Companies at the Iranian films festival in America UCLA University for the movie "the bright day" (2014)
  14. Companies at the 3rd Persian International Film Festival Sydney, Australia for the movie "the bright day" (2014)
  15. Silver Pheasant Award and a cash prize for best director's first film of the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala, India (2014)
  16. Companies at the 11th international film festival of zurich (2015)

References

  1. ↑ 24th Annual Festival of Films from Iran Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Siskelfilmcenter Retrieved 12 October 2013
  2. ↑ chicago awads Farhangohonar Retrieved 17 November 2013
  3. ↑ sourehcinema
  4. ↑ mardel plata filmfest
  5. ↑ boston film festival Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ houston film festival Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Washington, DC festival Archived 2014-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ The Los Angeles Museum of Art
  9. ↑ UCLA University
  10. ↑ Sydney, Australia Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 December 2013
  11. ↑ 19th Film Festival of Kerala Iffk Retrieved 11 December 2014
  12. ↑ 11th film festival of zurich Zff.com Retrieved 7 November 2015