Lantouri
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Persian | لانتوری |
Directed by | Reza Dormishian |
Written by | Reza Dormishian |
Produced by | Reza Dormishian |
Starring | Navid Mohammadzadeh Amir Salehian Maryam Palizban Baran Kowsari Behrang Alavi Amir Salehian Mehdi Koushki Bahram Afshari |
Cinematography | Ashkan Ashkani |
Edited by | Hayedeh Safiyari |
Music by | Keyhan Kalhor |
Distributed by | Iranian Independents |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Lantouri (Persian: لانتوری) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written, directed and produced by Reza Dormishian.[2] It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival[3] and in the Discoveries section of the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival.[1] The film covers the story of throwing acid to the face of a young active journalist by a young man "Pasha" who is a leader of a gang of thieves and blackmailers. A gang that all of its members have been affected by injustice experiences in society.
Plot
[edit]Pasha, the leader of the gang of Lantouri, falls in love with Maryam, a social activist and journalist who has started a campaign called "No to Violence" in order to convince the families of the crime victims to forgive the murderers of their love ones. Maryam rejects repeatedly Pasha‘s love and his feeling for her. Pasha loses his mind because of the rejection, splashes acid on Maryam‘s face and she loses her sight because of what Pasha did to her. Now, Maryam who previously convincing others to forgive criminals asks for justice and revenge, and requests “eye for eye” punishment.
Cast
[edit]- Navid Mohammadzadeh as Pasha
- Maryam Palizban as Maryam
- Baran Kosari as Baran
- Mehdi Koushki
- Bahram Afshari as Bahram
- Behrang Alavi as Saeed (Maryam's friend)
- Reza Behboodi
- Behnaz Jafari
- Fatemeh Naghavi
- Kazem Sayahi
- Parivash Nazarieh
- Nader Falah
- Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Alireza
- Ardeshir Rostami
- Hossein Pakdel
- Setareh Pesyani
- Hadi Ahmadi
- Amir Salehian as Daryosh [1]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 17th Hafez Awards Celebration, Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal Award, 2016 [4][5]
- 17th Buenos Aires International Human Rights Film Festival, Best Picture Film Award, 2017 [6][7]
- 34th Fajr International Film Festival, nominated for Crystal Simorq Award for Best Make-up artist, for Abdollah Eskandari and Mehrdad Mirkiani, 2016
- 34th Fajr International Film Festival, nominated for Crystal Simorq Award for Best Edith, for Hayedeh Safiyari, 2016
- 34th Fajr International Film Festival, Crystal Simorq Award for Best Sound, for Mohammad Reza Delpak, Saeed Bojnoordi, Hossein Mahdavi, 2016 [8]
- 32nd Warsaw International Film Festival, Competition 1-2, 2016 [9][10][11]
- 31st Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Special Screenings, Argentina, 2016 [12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lantouri - Warsaw Film Festival - 2016".
- ^ "'Lantouri': The Perils Of Male Entitlement And The Ethics Of Retributive Justice". Berlin Film Journal. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Lantouri". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ ""The Salesman" crowned best film at Hafez Awards". Tehran Times. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "17th Hafez Cinema and TV Award Winners". Cinema Without Borders. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Dormishian Dedicates Award to Victims of Tehran Attacks". Financial Tribune. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Iran Cinema News". IranCineNews. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Fajr Film Festival announces nominations". Mehr News Agency. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Reza Dormishian on Warsaw Film Festival jury". Tehran Times. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "WINNERS OF THE 32ND WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL • PISF. Polish Film Institute". en.pisf.pl. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Malaria , Heartstone , Toril and others recognised at 32nd Warsaw Film Festival". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Se presentó el 31º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". 123Info. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Mar del Plata festival screening Iranian films". Tehran Times. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official Trailer
- Lantouri on Facebook
- Lantouri at IMDb