''The Last Step'' ( fa, پله آخر, Pelle âxar) is

Ali Mosaffa Ali Mosaffa ( fa, علی مصفا , born December 1, 1966) is an Iranian actor and director. Life and career Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa (born in Tafresh), was a Persian poet and professor of Persian literatu ...

's second feature film, following ''Portrait of a Lady Far Away'' (2005), featuring Leila Hatami,

, and Alireza Aghakhani. The screenplay was partly inspired by

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's 1886 novella ''

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'' and

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's short story "

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". The film is considered one of the few independently produced features within Iranian cinema and gathered worldwide success after its world premiere at the 47th

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in July, 2012.

Awards

* Best Adapted Screenplay

from the 16th Iranian House of Cinema Film Festival, 2014 *

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Prize for Best Film,

2012 *

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Award for Best Actress Leila Hatami,

2012 *

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, Fajr International Film Festival 2012 * Special Jury Prize at the Kerala International Film Festival 2012 * Award for Best Actor Alireza Aghakhani, Batumi International Art House Film Festival (BIAFF) 2012 * Piuculture Award at the Medfilm International Film Festival 2012

Reviews

* FIPRESCI-Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Experiment in Narrative: The Last Step
* The Hollywood Reporter
The Last Step: Karlovy Vary Film Review
* IONCINEMA
The Last Step , American Film Institute Festival Review
* American Film Institute Review
A Patchwork of Farce and Tragedy
* SBCC Film Reviews
The Last Step

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