Director: Majid Barzegar
Screenplay: Bardia Yadegari – Hamed RajabiMajid Barzegar
Director of Photography: Amin Jafari
Editor: Javad Emami
Set Designer: Leila Naghdi Pari
Costume designer: Leila Naghdi Pari
Make-Up: Elham Salehi
Sound: Mehran Malakouti
Sound Design & Mix: Mehran malakouti
Production Manager: Mehdi Barzegar
Still Photographer: Ahmad Aghasiani
Production Company: BarzegarProduction
Producer: Saeed Armand
Cast: Levon Haftvan (Parviz) – Homeira Nonahali (Azar) – Mahmoud Behrouzian

Color, 5K, 16:9, 105 min, 2012, Iran

Parviz is a fifty-year-old man having lived his entire life with his father and never held a job. When his father decides to remarry, Parviz is abruptly kicked out of home.
He Used to a life doing the housework for his father and odd jobs in the quiet residential complex in which they live.
Suddenly Parviz finds himself confronted with a new and entirely alien experience. Nevertheless, this experience will provide him with the power to re-establish human relationships on his own terms.

parvaz-director

Majid Barzegar

Born in 1973 in Hamedan Iran, Majid Barzegar holds a BA in Film Direction and an MA in Dramatic Literature. He has directed several shorts and documentary films.
Since 1990 Barzegar has also been involved in the production of numerous shorts and features in both fiction and documentary categories, most of which have had international as well as national success.
His first feature, Rainy Seasons (2010), has been in official selection at festivals such as Rotterdam and Montreal.
His second, Parviz, has had even greater success and critical acclaim.
Barzegar also works as a writer, photographer and painter and has had several exhibitions at some of the most prestigious galleries and cultural centers in Tehran.

– 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain. September 21-29, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Directors »
– 13th Asiatica Film Mediale, Roma, Italia. October 5-13, 2012. « Competitive Section »
– 36th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil. October 19-November 01, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Filmmakers »
– 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. November 02-11, 2012. « Open Horisons » Section
– 5th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES), India. December 20-27, 2012. « NETPAC Award winning Films » Section
– 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands. January 23-February03, 2013 « Signals:Inside Iran » Section
– 36th Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden. January 25-February 04, 2013, « Inside Iran » Section
– Focus on Freedom of Expression in the Arts. Oslo, Norway. February 28-March 03, 2013.
– Middle East Now Film Festival, Firenze, Italy. April 03 – 08, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China. June 15-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– 1er Festival Cinéma(s) d’Iran , Paris, France. June 26- July 02, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia. July 07-14, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival, Fukuoka, Japan. September 14-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 15th annual Iranian Film Festival in Emory University, Atlanta, USA. September 06-21, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA. September 28, 29, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 3rd Iranian Film Festival, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne/Australia. October-November, 2013.
« Non Competitive Festival »
– Diaspora International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada. November 01-05, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 17th Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, Estonia. November 15-December 01, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– JOGJA-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. December 02-07, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India. December 06-13, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 11th Chennai International Film Festival, India. December 12-19, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 3rd Prague, Iranian Film Festival, Czech Republic. January 08-12, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh. January 10-18, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– Boston Festival of Film From Iran, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA. January 17-26, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
–  18th Iranian Film Festival, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA. January 05-February 22, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 24th Festival of Films from Iran, Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, USA. February 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland. April 04-13, 2014 « Competitive Press Section »
– Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles, CA, USA. April 24-May 14, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain. May 17-31, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 1st Iranian Film Festival, Koln, Germany. May 29 – June 01, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– SineMardin International Film Festival, Mardin, Turkey. May 30-June 06, 2014. « Non Competitive Section »
– Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia. July 03- 13, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, UK. February 2015 « Non Competitive Festival »

Awards:
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 60th San Sebastian IFF, Spain, « for its compelling and harmonious storytelling, featuring an atypical and constantly surprising anti-hero »
* Winner of : *NETPAC Award* at the 13th Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome, Italy.
* Winner of : *Silver Apricot* Prize at GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia.
* Winner of: *Sepanta Award* for *Best Film*, *Best Director*, *Best Screenplay*, *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan*, *Best Cinematography* at the 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA.
* Winner of: *Suvarna Chakoram /Golden Crow Pheasant* for *Best Film* at the 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by the 7th edition of the Iranian Society of Film Writers and Reviewers.
* Winner of: *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan* at the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by Film Writers and Reviewers Jury at the 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland.
« With this prize we wanted to reward the subtle portrait, highlighted by eloquent silences, of a man adhering to social norms. The director skilfully underlines the intolerance of an apparently harmonious community ».
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain. 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain. September 21-29, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Directors »
– 13th Asiatica Film Mediale, Roma, Italia. October 5-13, 2012. « Competitive Section »
– 36th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil. October 19-November 01, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Filmmakers »
– 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. November 02-11, 2012. « Open Horisons » Section
– 5th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES), India. December 20-27, 2012. « NETPAC Award winning Films » Section
– 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands. January 23-February03, 2013 « Signals:Inside Iran » Section
– 36th Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden. January 25-February 04, 2013, « Inside Iran » Section
– Focus on Freedom of Expression in the Arts. Oslo, Norway. February 28-March 03, 2013.
– Middle East Now Film Festival, Firenze, Italy. April 03 – 08, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China. June 15-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– 1er Festival Cinéma(s) d’Iran , Paris, France. June 26- July 02, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia. July 07-14, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival, Fukuoka, Japan. September 14-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 15th annual Iranian Film Festival in Emory University, Atlanta, USA. September 06-21, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA. September 28, 29, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 3rd Iranian Film Festival, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne/Australia. October-November, 2013.
« Non Competitive Festival »
– Diaspora International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada. November 01-05, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 17th Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, Estonia. November 15-December 01, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– JOGJA-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. December 02-07, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India. December 06-13, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 11th Chennai International Film Festival, India. December 12-19, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 3rd Prague, Iranian Film Festival, Czech Republic. January 08-12, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh. January 10-18, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– Boston Festival of Film From Iran, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA. January 17-26, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
–  18th Iranian Film Festival, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA. January 05-February 22, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 24th Festival of Films from Iran, Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, USA. February 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland. April 04-13, 2014 « Competitive Press Section »
– Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles, CA, USA. April 24-May 14, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain. May 17-31, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 1st Iranian Film Festival, Koln, Germany. May 29 – June 01, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– SineMardin International Film Festival, Mardin, Turkey. May 30-June 06, 2014. « Non Competitive Section »
– Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia. July 03- 13, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, UK. February 2015 « Non Competitive Festival »

Awards:
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 60th San Sebastian IFF, Spain, « for its compelling and harmonious storytelling, featuring an atypical and constantly surprising anti-hero »
* Winner of : *NETPAC Award* at the 13th Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome, Italy.
* Winner of : *Silver Apricot* Prize at GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia.
* Winner of: *Sepanta Award* for *Best Film*, *Best Director*, *Best Screenplay*, *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan*, *Best Cinematography* at the 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA.
* Winner of: *Suvarna Chakoram /Golden Crow Pheasant* for *Best Film* at the 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by the 7th edition of the Iranian Society of Film Writers and Reviewers.
* Winner of: *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan* at the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by Film Writers and Reviewers Jury at the 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland.
« With this prize we wanted to reward the subtle portrait, highlighted by eloquent silences, of a man adhering to social norms. The director skilfully underlines the intolerance of an apparently harmonious community ».
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain.60th San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain. September 21-29, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Directors »
– 13th Asiatica Film Mediale, Roma, Italia. October 5-13, 2012. « Competitive Section »
– 36th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil. October 19-November 01, 2012. « Competitive Section- New Filmmakers »
– 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. November 02-11, 2012. « Open Horisons » Section
– 5th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES), India. December 20-27, 2012. « NETPAC Award winning Films » Section
– 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands. January 23-February03, 2013 « Signals:Inside Iran » Section
– 36th Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden. January 25-February 04, 2013, « Inside Iran » Section
– Focus on Freedom of Expression in the Arts. Oslo, Norway. February 28-March 03, 2013.
– Middle East Now Film Festival, Firenze, Italy. April 03 – 08, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China. June 15-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– 1er Festival Cinéma(s) d’Iran , Paris, France. June 26- July 02, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia. July 07-14, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival, Fukuoka, Japan. September 14-23, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 15th annual Iranian Film Festival in Emory University, Atlanta, USA. September 06-21, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA. September 28, 29, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 3rd Iranian Film Festival, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne/Australia. October-November, 2013.
« Non Competitive Festival »
– Diaspora International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada. November 01-05, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 17th Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, Estonia. November 15-December 01, 2013. « Non Competitive Section »
– JOGJA-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. December 02-07, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India. December 06-13, 2013. « Competitive Section »
– 11th Chennai International Film Festival, India. December 12-19, 2013. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 3rd Prague, Iranian Film Festival, Czech Republic. January 08-12, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh. January 10-18, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– Boston Festival of Film From Iran, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA. January 17-26, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
–  18th Iranian Film Festival, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA. January 05-February 22, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 24th Festival of Films from Iran, Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, USA. February 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland. April 04-13, 2014 « Competitive Press Section »
– Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles, CA, USA. April 24-May 14, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain. May 17-31, 2014. « Competitive Section »
– 1st Iranian Film Festival, Koln, Germany. May 29 – June 01, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– SineMardin International Film Festival, Mardin, Turkey. May 30-June 06, 2014. « Non Competitive Section »
– Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia. July 03- 13, 2014. « Non Competitive Festival »
– Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, UK. February 2015 « Non Competitive Festival »

Awards:
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 60th San Sebastian IFF, Spain, « for its compelling and harmonious storytelling, featuring an atypical and constantly surprising anti-hero »
* Winner of : *NETPAC Award* at the 13th Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome, Italy.
* Winner of : *Silver Apricot* Prize at GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia.
* Winner of: *Sepanta Award* for *Best Film*, *Best Director*, *Best Screenplay*, *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan*, *Best Cinematography* at the 6th Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA.
* Winner of: *Suvarna Chakoram /Golden Crow Pheasant* for *Best Film* at the 18th Kerala International Film Festival, India.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by the 7th edition of the Iranian Society of Film Writers and Reviewers.
* Winner of: *Best Performance by an Actor Levon Haftvan* at the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh.
* Winner of: *Special Mention* Awarded by Film Writers and Reviewers Jury at the 9th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland.
« With this prize we wanted to reward the subtle portrait, highlighted by eloquent silences, of a man adhering to social norms. The director skilfully underlines the intolerance of an apparently harmonious community ».
* Winner of : *Jury’s Special Mention* at the 13th Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain.

Design by TAHA ZAKER

Photo by AHMAD AGHASIANI

Design by TAHA ZAKER

Website Design by UIkar

طراحی سایت پورتال وب سایت وردپرس بهینه سازی سئو