Drowning in Holy Water

Drowning in Holy Water (Persian: مردن در آب مطهر, romanized: Mordan dar abe motahhar) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Navid Mahmoudi and produced by Jamshid Mahmoudi.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and received 2 nominations.[3][4]

Drowning in Holy Water
Film poster
Directed byNavid Mahmoudi
Written byNavid Mahmoudi
Produced byJamshid Mahmoudi
Starring
CinematographyMorteza Ghafori
Edited byNima Jafari Jozani
Music bySahand Mehdizadeh
Production
companies
Aseman Parvaz Film
Farabi Cinema Foundation
Distributed bypersiafilmdistribution
Release dates
  • February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01) (FIFF)
  • December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24) (Iran)
CountriesIran
Afghanistan
LanguagePersian

Cast

  • Matin Heydarinia as Hamed
  • Ali Shadman as Sohrab
  • Neda Jebraeili as Setareh
  • Sadaf Asgari as Rona
  • Alireza Ara as Nader
  • Sogol Khaligh as Afghan immigrant girl
  • Amirreza Ranjbaran as Afghan immigrant boy
  • Mahtab Jafari as Afghan immigrant girl
  • Khayam Vaghar as Rona's brother
  • Peiman Moghadami as Human trafficker
  • Farid Eshaqi as Police
  • Fatemeh Shokri as Miss Lili
  • Alireza Mehran as Ghaffar
  • Keyvn Beygi as Amir
  • Mohammad Ali Entezarian as Costumer
  • Fatemeh Mirzaei
  • Mahya Rezayi[5]

Reception

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2021Asian Film Festival BarcelonaPanorama Section Award (Best Film)Navid MahmoudiNominated
2020Busan International Film FestivalKim Ji Seok AwardNavid MahmoudiWon
2020Fajr Film FestivalBest ActorAli ShadmanNominated
Best ActressNeda JebraeiliNominated
2022Malaysia International Film FestivalBest FilmJamshid MahmoudiWon
Best ActressNeda JebraeiliNominated
Best Supporting ActorMatin HeydariniaNominated
New Hope AwardNavid MahmoudiNominated

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