Atabai (Persian: آتابای) is a 2020 Iranian romantic drama film directed by Niki Karimi and written by Hadi Hejazifar and Karimi. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and earned 5 nominations.
Premise The story is about Kazem a middle aged man who lives in a village. He has left the university because of a former love but when two sisters enter his life he falls in love once again.
Cast
Hadi Hejazifar as Kazem / Atabai Sahar Dolatshahi as Sima Javad Ezzati as Yahya Danial Noroush as Aydin Masoumeh Rabaninia as Jeyran Mahlagha Meynoosh Zad as Simin Yousefali Daryadel as Kazem's Father
Reception
Accolades Award Year Category Recipient Result Cambridge International Film Festival2021Best Fiction FeatureNiki KarimiDhaka International Film Festival2022Best FeatureNiki KarimiFajr Film Festival2020Best FilmNiki KarimiBest DirectorNiki KarimiBest Actor in a Supporting RoleJavad EzzatiBest CinematographySaman LotfianBest Original ScoreHossein Alizadeh2022Best Still PhotographyOmid SalehIranian Cinema Directors' Great Celebration2022Best Film Director Niki Karimi Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association2022Best FilmNiki KarimiBest DirectorNiki KarimiBest ScreenplayNiki Karimi, Hadi HejazifarBest Actor in a Leading RoleHadi HejazifarBest Actor in a Supporting RoleJavad EzzatiBest CinematographySaman LotfianBest SoundKamran Kian'ersi, Alireza AlavianBest Original ScoreHossein AlizadehPune International Film Festival2022Global CinemaNiki KarimiSofia Menar International Film Festival2022Best FilmNiki Karimi
See also Coal 3 Faces The Song of Sparrows
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