A haunting love story that spans three decades, Rhino Season is based on the tragic story of a Kurdish poet and family friend of Ghobadi’s who was unjustly incarcerated during Iran’s Islamic Revolution. The victim of a personal vendetta, Sahel (Behrouz Vossoughi) is thrown into prison along with his devoted wife Mina (Monica Bellucci). Inexplicably released after serving a ten-year sentence, Mina is informed by the authorities that Sahel is dead. Heartbroken, she and her two children leave Iran for Istanbul — unknowingly leaving behind her very-much-alive husband, who is forced to stay in prison for another twenty years. Finally released, Sahel sets out to find his wife, the memory of whom was the only thing that had sustained him throughout his agonizing ordeal. But after clinging to an intangible vision for so many years, what is the reality that awaits him now?
Written, directed and produced by Bahman Ghobadi
Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani
Editor: Valerie Loiseleux
Sound: Thomas Robert
Music: Kayhan Kalhor
Production designers: Bahman Ghobadi, Ali Daryai
Behrouz Vossoughi
Monica Bellucci
Yilmaz Erdogan
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 2012
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS, NOVEMBER 2012
BRONZ FROG FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY- PLUS CAMERIMAGE, DECEMBER 2012
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SPECIAL PRESENTATION, CANADA, SEPTEMBER2012
SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, IN COMPETITION, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 2012
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, GALA PRESENTATION, SOUTH KOREA, OCTOBER 2012
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MAIN COMPETITION, USA, OCTOBER 2012
FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA CANADA, PRESENTATION SPECIALE, OCTOBER 2012
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, FILMMAKER IN FOCUS,GrREECE, NOVEMBER 2012
TALINN BLACK NIGHTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OFFICIAL COMPETITION, ESTONIA NOVEMBER 2012
ASIAN PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS, COMPETITION, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 2012
WORLD CINEMA ALE KINO, POLAND, NOVEMBER 2012
CAMERIMAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, IN COMPETITION, POLAND, NOVEMBER 2012
MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, HORS-COMPETITION, MAROCCO, DECEMBER 2012
TOKYO FILMEX INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SPECIAL SCREENINGS, JAPAN, DECEMBER 2012
GOTEBURG INTERNATIONA FILM FESTIVAL, MASTER SCREENINGS, SWEDEN, JANUARY 2013
FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM IRAN, BOSTON, HOUSTON WASHINGTON DC, JANUARY 2013
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SIGNALS: INSIDE IRAN, JANUARY 2013
Year: 2012
Duration: 104 minutes
Production co.: MIJ FILM, BKM FILM
International sales: WILD BUNCH
Festival distribution: MIJ FILM
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