Summary
Please Do Not Disturb (Persian: لطفاً مزاحم نشوید, romanized: Lotfan mozahem nashavid) is a 2010 tri-segmented Iranian anthology film written and directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, starring Baran Kosari in the lead role. It is produced and cinematographed by Mohammad Ahmadi. It is Abdolvahab's first full length feature film.[1]
| Please Do Not Disturb | |
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| Directed by | Mohsen Abdolvahab |
| Written by | Mohsen Abdolvahab |
| Produced by | Mohammad Ahmadi |
| Starring | Baran Kosari Afshin Hashemi Hedayat Hashemi Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Mohsen Kazemi Hamed Behdad |
| Cinematography | Mohammad Ahmadi |
| Edited by | Sepideh Abdolvahab |
| Music by | Fardin Khalatbari |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
It was critically well acclaimed and has won many accolades, including the Silver Award at the 18th Damascus International Film Festival.[citation needed] It was premiered at the 28th Fajr International Film Festival, and was internationally released in 2010 at 15th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.[citation needed] It was screened at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival,[2] and was the inaugural film at the International Film Festival of Kerala.[1][3] It was also screened at the International Film Festival of India.[4]
Synopsis edit
The film is set in contemporary Tehran, and portrays the city life in three distinctive episodes of sentiment, sensitivity and wit.[5]
Cast edit
- Hedayat Hashemi as Clergy
- Hamed Behdad as TV Repairer
- Baran Kosari as Roushanak
- Shirin Yazdanbakhsh as Old Woman
- Mohsen Kazemi as Akbar
- Afshin Hashemi as Bahram
- Majid Forughi as Taxi Driver
- Lili Farhadpour as Married Woman
- Hadi Amel as Abdarchi
- Ali Amel as Soldier
References edit
- ^ a b "Inaugural film: 'Please Do Not Disturb'". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Entry at Dubai International Film Festival Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai International Film Festival
- ^ "'Please Do Not Disturb' Opening Film Of 15th IFFK". Yentha.com. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Glimpses of contemporary Iranian cinema at IFFI. WebIndia. Retrieved 27 November 2010
- ^ "Festival History". Damascus International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
External links edit
- Official website
- Please Do Not Disturb at IMDb
