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Bodyguard
Persian	بادیگارد
Directed by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by	Ehsan Muhammad Hasani
Starring	Parviz Parastui Merila Zarei Babak Hamidian Amir Aghaei
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kalari
Edited by	Mehdi Hosseinivand
Music by	Karan Homayounfar
Production company	Owj Arts and Media organization
Distributed by	Filmiran (Iran)
Release date	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) (Fajr)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Bodyguard (Persian: بادیگارد) is a 2016 Iranian film about a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures in Iran. It is written and directed by Iranian film director Ebrahim Hatamikia. The film was first shown in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival. Parviz Parastoui, Merila Zarei, and Babak Hamidian star in the movie. It is produced by Ehsan Muhammad Hasani.

Synopsis

Bodyguard is the story of a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures. However, he gets into trouble when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest approaches the vice president. The director of the film stated "some motifs in Bodyguard to recollect his 1999 hit The Glass Agency."

Cast

• Parviz Parastoui
• Merila Zarei
• Babak Hamidian
• Mahmud Azizi
• Amir Aghaei
• Farhad Ghaemian
• Diba Zahedi
• Pedram Sharifi
• Kamran Najafzadeh

Awards and nominations

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The awards the film won and was nominated for at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival include:

The film nominated in four categories at Madrid International Film Festival:

At the 2nd Vienna Independent Film Festival the film won the following awards:

Other Awards:

• Winner of the Special Award for Directing at the 10th Iranian Film Critics Festival.

References

1. ^ ""Bodyguard" director asks government to back movies on ISIL threat". Tehran Times Art Desk. Tehrantimes. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
2. "Fajr Names Main Section Films". Kayhan. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
3. "'The Bodyguard' shooting begins". Cultural service of Iran Daily. Iran Daily. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. "The Bodyguard". centennialtheatre.com. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
5. "List of bodyguard's actor is completed". Mehr News Agency. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
6. "Actors of Bodyguard film". Cinemabin. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
7. "34th Fajr Filmfest wraps up". Cultural service of Mehr News. Mehr News Agency. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
8. Rezaian, Lachin (29 May 2017). "Bodyguard nominated for 4 awards at MIFF". Mehr News Agency.
9. "VIFF 2017 Winners". VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
10. "Hatamikia's 'Bodyguard' Collects Three Awards at Austrian Festival". Financial Tribune. 2017-07-10.
11. "Iran's 'Bodyguard' wins top prizes at VIFF 2017". Mehr News Agency. 2017-07-10.
12. ""The Bodyguard" secures three awards at Vienna film festival". Tehran Times. 2017-07-10.

External links

• Bodyguard website Archived 2020-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Bodyguard at IMDb
• Bodyguard on SourehCinema (in Persian)

• 2016 films
• Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia
• Iranian action films
• Films set in Iran
• Films about bodyguards