''Bodyguard'' ( fa, بادیگارد) is an 2016 Iranian film about a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It is written and directed by Iranian film director

Ebrahim Hatamikia Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of t ...

. The film was first shown in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival. Parviz Parastoui,

Merila Zarei Merila Zarei ( fa, مریلا زارعی, also Romanized as "Merīlā Zāre'ī"; born April 14, 1974) is an Iranian actress. She is one of the most influential actresses after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, who has acted in the films of great ...

, and

Babak Hamidian Babak Hamidian ( fa, بابک حمیدیان; born 1981) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, ‌سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Fest ...

star in the movie. It is produced by Ehsan Muhammad Hasani.

Synopsis

''Bodyguard'' is the story of a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures. However, he gets into trouble when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest approaches the vice president. The director of the film stated "some motifs in ''Bodyguard'' to recollect his 1999 hit ''

The Glass Agency ''The Glass Agency'' ( fa, آژانس شیشه‌ای) is a 1998 Iranian drama film written and directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, and one of his most successful works and one of the most popular and controversial films of post-revolutionary Iranian ...

''."

Cast

* Parviz Parastoui *

* Mahmud Azizi *

Amir Aghaei Amir Aghaei ( fa, امیر آقایی, born August 1, 1975) is an Iranian actor and author. Career Aghaei made his cinematic debut by performing in Ebrahim Hatami-Kia's ‘Low Heights’ (2001). Among his movies are ‘The Second Woman’ (2007 ...

Farhad Ghaemian Farhad Ghaemian ( fa, فرهاد قائمیان, was born 1965 in Ardabil) is an Iranian theater and cinema actor. See also * Bodyguard * Hussein Who Said No * Nardebam-e Aseman * Misunderstanding of a dream *Gando (TV series) Gando ( Persian ...

* Diba Zahedi *

Pedram Sharifi Pedram Sharifi ( fa, پدرام شریفی; born August 2, 1987) is an Iranian actor. He gained recognition after portraying Peyman Sabouri in the romance mystery drama '' The Accomplice'' (2020). Sharifi earned a Crystal Simprgh nomination for ...

* Kamran Najafzadeh

Awards and nominations

The film awards in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival include: The film nominated in four categories at

Madrid International Film Festival Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

: At the 2nd Vienna Independent Film Festival the film won the following awards:

References

External links

Bodyguard website
* * {{Ebrahim Hatamikia 2016 films Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia Iranian action films Films set in Iran Films about bodyguards