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2021 Iranian film
Eight O'clock
2021 poster for Eight O'Clock
Directed byMostafa Gholami
Written byAlireza Taji
Produced byMostafa Gholami
Asghar Abbasi
StarringRahmatollah Shekarkhandeh
Pouya Safdarpour
Amin Heidari
Diba Fallah
CinematographyHamid Pourgholam
Distributed byDaria Film
Release date
  • 18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)
Running time10 minutes 23 seconds
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Budget1,500 USD

Eight O'clock is a 2021 Iranian short film with a social theme, directed, and co-produced by Mostafa Gholami. 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.

Storyline

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.

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated for the best film award at the 16th Hanover Short Film Festival, Germany.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Selected of the 9th "First-Time Filmmaker Sessions" International Short Film Festival of England.

References

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  2. "Internationales Film Festival Hannover". Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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  5. Gholami, Mostafa (1 December 2021), Eight O'clock (Short, Drama, Family), Diba Fallah, Amin Heidari, Rahmatollah Shekar Khande, retrieved 23 November 2024
  6. kayhan.ir. "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". en. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. jamejamonline. ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. "Brazil's RNAB Hosts Lineup of Iranian Films". newspaper Keyhan. 17 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2024.
  9. "'Eight O". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. "Arrival of "8 o'clock" to Brazil". www.jamejamdaily.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ehsanjanansefat (16 March 2022). ""Eight O'Clock" qualified for the competition section of RNAP Brazil Festival". فینال خبر (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ""Eight O'clock" entry to the Brazilian Film Festival". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  13. "'08:00 PM' to vie at ESMoA filmfest". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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