| Breath | |
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 International poster | |
| Directed by | Narges Abyar |
| Screenplay by | Narges Abyar |
| Produced by | Mohammad Hosein Gashemi Abouzar Pourmohammadi |
| Starring | Mehran Ahmadi Pantea Panahiha Gelareh Abbasi Shabnam Moghaddami Jamshid Hashempour Sareh Nour Mousavi [fa] |
| Narrated by | Sareh Nour Mousavi |
| Cinematography | Saed Nikzat [fa] |
| Edited by | Sajjad Pahlevanzadeh |
| Music by | Massoud Sakhavatdoost |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Breath (Persian: نفس; Nafas) is a 2016 Iranian fantasy drama film directed by Narges Abyar. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Little Bahar lives a life spun from folklore and stories, always with her head in a book. But growing up in Yazd in the 1970s and ’80s, she's at the centre of a country in turmoil: the Shah is overthrown, Ayatollah Khomeini rises to power, and the first shots are fired in a bitter and protracted war with Iraq. Over the span of several years, Bahar finds daydreaming in her own fantasy world is the only way she can make sense of the pain and suffering warring humans inflict on one another.
Awards and nominations
- The Best Director award at 2016 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Narges Abyar
- The Best Supporting Actress in 34th Fajr Film Festival - Shabnam Moghaddami
Music by Massoud Sakhavatdoost
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Track 143 (2014 film)
References
- "Iran Selects 'Breath' as Official Submission to Academy Awards". IFP News. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Asia Pacific Screen Awards » Nafas". www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "'A Quiet Heart' Wins Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ابنا, اختصاصی (11 February 2016). "گزارش کامل مراسم اختتامیه سی و چهارمین جشنواره فیلم فجر + عکس و سخنان برندگان سیمرغ". Retrieved 19 September 2017.
External links
| Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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| 1977–2023 |
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