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Iran-Iraq war doc receives honorable mention at Human Rights filmfest
TEHRAN, Oct.9(MNA) -- “Molf-e Gand”, an oral history documentary on the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war narrated by an Ahvazi citizen, won the Special Mention at the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival.
The Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival, which is the first German festival dedicated to the subject of human rights, was held from September 28 to October 5.
Directed by Mahmud Rahmani, the film was selected for the award for its “discretion in portraying war’s disadvantages in a very different way that have not been portrayed in any other film.”
The film is about an Ahvazi man named Mohammad Ghadirzadeh, whose childhood is lost during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. In the film, Mohammad portrays voices, bombings and events that date back to his childhood.
At the ceremony, Rahmani dedicated his Special Mention to the brave documentary filmmakers in his home country.
The Czech filmmaker Petr Lom, who made the documentary on Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “Letters to the President”, made a short speech on the film during the closing ceremony.
He said that the film’s narration has a unique form not seen in any other movie and he added that he wished that he had made the film.
“Molf-e Gand” is a term common in southern Iran meaning foreboding. The entire film was shot in one sequence without any cuts, making it the longest sequence in the history of Iranian cinema.
The documentary, distributed by Sheherzad Media International, premiered globally at the Munich International Documentary Film Festival 2010.
Rahmani’s other credits include “White Oil” and “The Zero Degree Orbit”.
The festival is a leading forum for outstanding feature films, documentaries and animated productions, which have human rights as their main focus.
The Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival, which is the first German festival dedicated to the subject of human rights, was held from September 28 to October 5.
Directed by Mahmud Rahmani, the film was selected for the award for its “discretion in portraying war’s disadvantages in a very different way that have not been portrayed in any other film.”
The film is about an Ahvazi man named Mohammad Ghadirzadeh, whose childhood is lost during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. In the film, Mohammad portrays voices, bombings and events that date back to his childhood.
At the ceremony, Rahmani dedicated his Special Mention to the brave documentary filmmakers in his home country.
The Czech filmmaker Petr Lom, who made the documentary on Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “Letters to the President”, made a short speech on the film during the closing ceremony.
He said that the film’s narration has a unique form not seen in any other movie and he added that he wished that he had made the film.
“Molf-e Gand” is a term common in southern Iran meaning foreboding. The entire film was shot in one sequence without any cuts, making it the longest sequence in the history of Iranian cinema.
The documentary, distributed by Sheherzad Media International, premiered globally at the Munich International Documentary Film Festival 2010.
Rahmani’s other credits include “White Oil” and “The Zero Degree Orbit”.
The festival is a leading forum for outstanding feature films, documentaries and animated productions, which have human rights as their main focus.
