Hamoun's Night (Persian: شب_هامون) is a 2021 Iranian psychological thriller and an independent and low-budget[1] film directed by Hamideh Moeinfar, starring Nazanin Farahani and Reza Yazdani.[2] The screenplay was written by Somayeh Tajik. The film was released by the Honar Aval Company.[3]
| Hamoun's Night | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hamideh Moeinfar |
| Screenplay by | Somayeh Tajik |
| Produced by | Hamideh Moeinfar Ali Ladoni |
| Starring | Nazanin Farahani Reza Yazdani |
| Cinematography | Behrouz Seifi |
| Edited by | Saman Fani |
| Distributed by | Honar Aval |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Farsi |
| Budget | 17000 $ |
In 2022, Hamoun's Night won the prize for best Non-European dramatic feature from ECU 2022, the European Independent Film Festival[4] in Paris.
Plot
editAida, a young woman living in poor conditions and working in a tailor shop, tries to save her sick baby. Her poverty came from an investment company that lost her money. Her baby then dies. Aida approaches the man who caused her financial crisis in the guise of a romantic date with the intention of revenge.
Cast
edit- Nazanin Farahani as Aida
- Reza Yazdani as The Man
Reception
editHamoun's Night is a chamber film[5] and offered a new experience in Iranian contemporary cinema as a local depiction of the psychological thriller genre. "The film is the directorial debut of Hamideh Moeinfar, who tried to portray a local narrative of a psychological thriller, which is not only limited to genre components to create fear and terror, but also observes social issues and challenges of today's society".[6] "Considering the boldness of the director for making such a film, we see a relatively new film in form".[7]
References
edit- ^ "چگونه با پانصد میلیون تومان در شرایط فعلی کشور و سینمای نفتی و انحصاری، فیلم داستانیِ بلند ساختم/ یادداشت رسیده به‌کافه سینما از سوی فیلمسازی که بعد از تجربه‌ی کار در سوئد و ایران، فیلم‌اش به‌اکران آنلاین رسیده است". کافه‌سینما (in Persian). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Films — Hamoun's Night". www.hamidehmoeinfar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "دانلود شب هامون | هنراول". www.honar-aval.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "ÉCU 2022 Winners |". www.ecufilmfestival.com. 2022-04-12. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "بررسی فیلم شب هامون + خلاصه داستان و معرفی بازیگران". پلازا (in Persian). 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ admin (2022-07-22). "نقد فیلم شب "هامون"/ انتقام در لباس معشوق!". نمانامه: اخبار سینمای ایران و جهان (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "نگاهی به فیلم شب هامون". آسمونی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-27.
External links
edit- Hamoun's Night at IMDb
- Hamoun's Night website