''Sara'' ( fa, سارا, also
Romanize
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d as ''Sārā'') is a
1993 motion picture directed by
Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrju'i ( fa, داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939, also spelled as ''Mehrjui'', ''Mehrjoui'', Mehrjooi, and ''Mehrjuyi'') is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of ...
. The film is based on
Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play ''
A Doll's House
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'', with ''Sara'' in the role of ''Nora'', ''Hessam'' in the role of ''Torvald'', ''Sima'' in the role of ''Ms Linde'' and ''Goshtasb'' in the role of ''Nils Krogstad''.
The movie won the Audience Award at the Nantes
Three Continents Festival
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, where
Niki Karimi
Niki Karimi ( fa, نیکی کریمی; born November 10, 1971) is an Iranian actress, director, screenwriter and producer. Regarded as "the most prominent figure among the young generations coming after the Iranian Revolution", she has received v ...
won Best Actress award (Silver Seashell) for the title role and Yassamin Maleknasr Best Supporting Actress in Fajer Film Festival.
See also
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Cinema of Iran
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
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Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrju'i ( fa, داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939, also spelled as ''Mehrjui'', ''Mehrjoui'', Mehrjooi, and ''Mehrjuyi'') is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of ...
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Niki Karimi
Niki Karimi ( fa, نیکی کریمی; born November 10, 1971) is an Iranian actress, director, screenwriter and producer. Regarded as "the most prominent figure among the young generations coming after the Iranian Revolution", she has received v ...
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1993 films
Iranian drama films
1990s Persian-language films
Films based on A Doll's House
Films directed by Dariush Mehrjui
1992 drama films
1992 films
1993 drama films
Films whose writer won the Best Screenplay Crystal Simorgh
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