BE DONYA AMADAN
Iran
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2016
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Color
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92 MIN
This directory compiles the glossaries from all editions of Cines del Sur: eleven already held and the twelfth currently underway. It serves as a living memory of the festival, its films, guests, sections, and spaces for reflection on the cinemas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Arab world. Here you can trace the evolution of its programming, rediscover filmmakers, and follow the thematic threads that have defined Cines del Sur's identity as a meeting point for cultures, perspectives, and ways of understanding cinema from the Global South.
Farhad is a film director trying to get his latest project off the ground. His wife, Pari, is an actress engrossed in rehearsals for a play, knowing that censorship will eventually alter the script. Both are part of the Iranian middle class, happily married, and parents to Kian, their pre-teen son, who is about to experience the pangs of first love. This family's life is about to change. Pari's unwanted pregnancy will be the catalyst. Initially, husband and wife agree that abortion is the best solution for everyone. Their respective careers and caring for their son are enough for them. But Pari has doubts, and despite her husband's insistence, she asks for time to decide whether or not to continue with the pregnancy. The realism and humanity exuded by the characters in Being Born earned them the Grand Jury Prize at the Vesoul International Film Festival.
Technical Details
Direction:
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Cinematography:
Mohammad Ahmadi
Music:
Peyman Yazdanian
Language:
Farsi
Production:
Mohammad Ahmadi
Sound:
Yadollah Najafi
Subtitles:
Spanish and English
Screenplay:
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Editing:
Sepideh Abdolvahab
Cast:
Hedayat Hashemi (Farhad)
Elham Korda (Pari)
Sepahrad Farzami (Kian)
Reza Mortazavi (Reza)
Behnaz Jafari (Afsaneh)
Director
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Born in Tehran in 1957, Mohsen Abdolvahab graduated with a degree in Editing from Iran Broadcasting University. He began his film career as an editor of documentaries and short films until 1980, when he transitioned to directing the former, many of which blurred the lines between documentary and fiction. With his short film Haj Abbas’ Wives, he won the Silver Wolf award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2001. Alongside Iranian director Rakshan Bani-Etemad, he co-directed the feature films Mainline (2006) and Gilaneh (2004), the latter of which premiered in Spain. Please don’t Disturb, released in 2010 and screened at over 30 international festivals, marked his solo debut in feature film direction. Being Born is his latest work to date.
