Squad of Girls

2022 Iranian film
  • February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) (FIFF)
CountryIranLanguagePersian

Squad of Girls (Persian: دسته دختران, romanized: Dastee Dokhtaran) is a 2022 Iranian war drama film directed by Monir Gheidi and written by Gheidi, Milad Akbarnejad and Ebrahim Amini.[1] it revolves around the Battle of Khorramshahr of 1980.[2][3][4][5] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won an award, a honorary diploma and earned 5 nominations.

Premise

the movie shows the resistance and self-sacrifice of women in the early days of the war, and by reconstructing live and documentary images of the house-to-house battle in Khorramshahr, has created the first cinematic image of that resistance from a female perspective.

Cast

  • Niki Karimi as Yeganeh Kamayi
  • Pantea Panahiha as Vajihe
  • Fereshteh Hosseini as Simin
  • Hoda Zeinolabedin as Fereshteh
  • Sadaf Asgari as Azar
  • Hossein Soleimani as Soldier
  • Mehdi Hosseininia as Vajihe's Husband
  • Yasin Masoudi
  • Mohammad Sadigi Mehr

Reception

Critical response

Fereshteh Hosseini's performance as Simin garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned her a Diploma Honorary for Best Supporting Actress.

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Fajr Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Fereshteh Hosseini Honorary Diploma [6][7]
Best Visual Effects Hassan Najafi and Amir Valikhani Won
Best Special Effects Mohsen Roozbahani and Kavoos Roozbahani Nominated
Best Production Design Mohammad Reza Shojai Nominated
Best Sound Effects Faramarz Abolsedgh Nominated
Best Sound Recording Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh Nominated
Best Editor Hamid Najafirad Nominated
2022 Urban International Film Festival Best Actress Pantea Panahiha Nominated [8]
Best Special and Visual Effects Hassan Najafi, Amir Valikhani, Mohsen Roozbahani and Kavoos Roozbahani Nominated

References

  1. ^ "آخرین خبرها از «دسته دختران»". ایسنا (in Persian). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. ^ "«دسته دختران» وارد مرحله پس تولید شد/ انتشار اولین تیزر". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ "رونمایی از اولین تصویر و تیزر فیلم «دسته دختران» + فیلم- اخبار سینما و تئاتر - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  4. ^ "انتشار نخستین عکس «دسته دختران» / روایت مقاومت زنان ایران در حماسه خرمشهر". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  5. ^ "فیلم «دسته دختران» رونمایی شد + اسامی بازیگران". snn.ir. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  6. ^ "نامزدهای سودای سیمرغ چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ^ "برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  8. ^ "برگزیدگان جشنواره فیلم شهر معرفی شدند". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

External links

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