Squad of Girls
| Squad of Girls | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Monir Gheidi |
| Written by | Monir Gheidi Milad Akbarnejad Ebrahim Amini |
| Produced by | Mohammadreza Mansouri |
| Starring | Niki Karimi Pantea Panahiha Fereshteh Hosseini Hoda Zeinolabedin Sadaf Asgari |
| Cinematography | Saman Lotfian |
| Edited by | Hamid Najafirad |
| Music by | Sattar Oraki |
Production companies | Farabi Cinema Foundation Soureh Cinema Foundation |
Release date |
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| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Squad of Girls (Persian: دسته دختران, romanized: Dastee Dokhtaran) is a 2022 Iranian war drama film directed by Monir Gheidi and written by Gheidi, Milad Akbarnejad and Ebrahim Amini.[1] it revolves around the Battle of Khorramshahr of 1980.[2][3][4][5] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won an award, a honorary diploma and earned 5 nominations.
Premise[edit]
the movie shows the resistance and self-sacrifice of women in the early days of the war, and by reconstructing live and documentary images of the house-to-house battle in Khorramshahr, has created the first cinematic image of that resistance from a female perspective.
Cast[edit]
- Niki Karimi as Yeganeh Kamayi
- Pantea Panahiha as Vajihe
- Fereshteh Hosseini as Simin
- Hoda Zeinolabedin as Fereshteh
- Sadaf Asgari as Azar
- Hossein Soleimani as Soldier
- Mehdi Hosseininia as Vajihe's Husband
- Yasin Masoudi
- Mohammad Sadigi Mehr
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Fereshteh Hosseini | Honorary Diploma | [6][7] |
| Best Visual Effects | Hassan Najafi and Amir Valikhani | Won | |||
| Best Special Effects | Mohsen Roozbahani and Kavoos Roozbahani | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Mohammad Reza Shojai | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Effects | Faramarz Abolsedgh | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Hamid Najafirad | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Urban International Film Festival | Best Actress | Pantea Panahiha | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Special and Visual Effects | Hassan Najafi, Amir Valikhani, Mohsen Roozbahani and Kavoos Roozbahani | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "آخرین خبرها از «دسته دختران»". ایسنا (in Persian). 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "«دسته دختران» وارد مرحله پس تولید شد/ انتشار اولین تیزر". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "رونمایی از اولین تصویر و تیزر فیلم «دسته دختران» + فیلم- اخبار سینما و تئاتر - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "انتشار نخستین عکس «دسته دختران» / روایت مقاومت زنان ایران در حماسه خرمشهر". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "فیلم «دسته دختران» رونمایی شد + اسامی بازیگران". snn.ir. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "نامزدهای سودای سیمرغ چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "برگزیدگان چهلمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". جشنواره فیلم فجر (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "برگزیدگان جشنواره فیلم شهر معرفی شدند". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
