''Malaria'' (
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: ''مالاریا'') is a 2016 Iranian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
written and directed by
Parviz Shahbazi
Parviz Shahbazi is an Iranian filmmaker.
Biography
Shahbazi is a graduate of filmmaking in Iran. During the early 80's he began writing short stories and directing short films. He edited several films and directed 12 short films before making h ...
. It world premiered in the Horizons section at the
73rd edition of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
. It later won the Grand Prix at the 2016
Warsaw International Film Festival
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.
The director won best director award in
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on a ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Saed Soheili as Morteza (Murry)
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Saghar Ghanaat as Hanna
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Azarakhsh Farahani as Azarakhsh (Azi)
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Azade Namdari as Samira
References
External links
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2016 drama films
2016 films
Iranian drama films
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