Life and a Day (Persian: ابد و یک روز, romanized: Abad-o Yek Rouz) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee.[1] The film screened for the first time at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and earned 10 nominations and received 7 awards.[2]

Life and a Day
Directed bySaeed Roustaee
Written bySaeed Roustaee
Produced bySaeid Malekan
StarringPayman Maadi
Amir Salehian
Navid Mohammadzadeh
Parinaz Izadyar
Rima Raminfar
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Masomeh Rahmani
Mehdi Ghorbani
CinematographyAli Ghazi
Edited byBahram Dehghan
Music byOmid Raiesdana
Release dates
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

It was released on March 16, 2016, in Iran theatrically.[3]

Premise

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Somayeh (Parinaz Izadyar), the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is overwhelming each and every member of the family regarding how to overcome their difficulties after she's gone.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Film actors at the closing ceremony of the 34th Fajr Film Festival
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
2015 Fajr International Film Festival Best Film Saeid Malekan Nominated [5]
Best director Saeed Roustayi Won
Best Actor Payman Maadi Nominated
Best Actress Parinaz Izadyar Won
Best Supporting Actress Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Won
Best Screenwriter Saeed Roustayi Won
Best Editor Bahram Dehghani Won
Best Sound Recording Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Saeid Malekan Won
Audience Award Best Film
Fajr International Film Festival (new view section) Best Film
Best Director Saeed Roustayi Won
2016 Hafez Awards Best Film Saeid Malekan Won [6]
Best Director Saeed Roustayi Nominated
Best Actress Parinaz Izadyar Won
Shabnam Moghaddami Nominated
Best Actor Payman Maadi Nominated
Navid Mohammadzadeh Won
Best Screenwriter Saeed Roustayi Won
Best artistic achievement Bahram Dehghani (Editing) Won
Saeid Malekan (Makeup) Nominated
Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian (Sound) Nominated
Iran Cinema Celebration Best Film Saeid Malekan Nominated [7]
Best Director Saeed Roustayi Won
Best Actor Payman Maadi Won
Best Supporting Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Won
Best Screenwriter Saeed Roustayi Won
Best Editor Bahram Dehghani Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Saeid Malekan Nominated
Best Production Design Mohsen Nasrolahi Nominated
Best Costume Design Ghazale Motamed Won
Best Sound Recording Amin Mirshekari Won
Best Sound Recording and Mix Alireza Alavian Nominated
Iranian Film Critics and Writers Association Best Film Saeid Malekan Won [8]
Best Director Saeed Roustayi Won
Best Screenwriter Won
Best Actor Payman Maadi Won
Best Supporting Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Won
Best Actress Parinaz Izadyar Won
Best Supporting Actress Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Nominated
Shabnam Moghaddami Nominated
Best Cinematography Ali Tabatabaei Nominated
Best Score Omid Raees Dana Nominated
Best Editor Bahram Dehghani Nominated
Best Production Design Mohsen Nasrolahi Nominated
Best Costume Design Ghazale Motamed Nominated
Best Sound Recording Amin Mirshekari and Alireza Alavian Nominated
Creativity and brilliant talent award (Special for the first filmmakers)/Saeed Roustayi Nominated
The best technical achievement Saeid Malekan (Makeup) Won
2017 Urban International Film Festival Best Film Saeid Malekan Won [9]
Best Actress Parinaz Izadyar Nominated
Best Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Nominated
Best Director Saeed Roustayi Nominated
Best Screenwriter Saeed Roustayi Nominated
Iranian Film Festival Australia Best Film Saeid Malekan Won [10]
Geneva International Film Festival Best Film Won [11]
Gijón International Film Festival Best Film Won [12]
Dhaka International Film Festival Best Screenwriter Saeed Roustayi Won

References

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  1. ^ "9 سیمرغ برای "ابد و یک روز"/ "ایستاده در غبار" بهترین فیلم شد؛ پرستویی بهترین بازیگر- اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ ""ابد و یک روز" با ۹ جایزه شگفتی آفرید/"ایستاده در غبار" ۴ جایزه گرفت". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "ابد و یك روز ركورددار دریافت جوایز فیلم فجر شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "معرفی فیلم ابد و یک روز + داستان تصاویر و بازیگران". آریا پیکس (in Persian). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Life and a Day awards at festivals" (in Persian). filcin. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Announcement of nominees for the cinema section of the 16th Hafez festival" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Life and a Day is the winner of Cinema House celebration" (in Persian). CinemaCinema. 13 September 2016.
  8. ^ "12 Awards of Critics Association for Life and a Day" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Life and a Day awards at festivals" (in Persian). filcin. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Life and a Day was the best work of the Australian Iranian Film Festival" (in Persian). Mehr. 9 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Life and a Day was the best film of the Geneva Film Festival" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 9 November 2016.
  12. ^ "The latest status of Life and a Day global appearances" (in Persian). ISNA. 9 May 2017.
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