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Mina and Saeed live a stressful life in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Being a woman in Iran is not particularly easy and Mina sees a future for the family elsewhere. She wants to move abroad, but Saeed then invents a device that places the responsibility for the hijab where it belongs – with the men whose gaze women need protection from.

The Manchador is a satire about life in modern day Tehran, seeing, our senses, and spirituality.


Production and distribution

Production Year:
2019
Production country:
Norway
Co production country:
Iran
Germany
Release date (national):
2019-06-14
Production company:
Ape&Bjørn AS
Co production company:
Zebra Kroop
Verona Meier
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Fond for lyd og bilde
Viken Filmsenter
Fritt Ord Foundation
Producer:
Verona Meier
Ruben Thorkildsen
Film consultant:
Kari Moen Kristiansen
Kalle Løchen
Sales agent:
Premium Films

Director

  • Kaveh Tehrani

    Kaveh Tehrani (b. 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is a Norwegian-Iranian filmmaker. He holds a bachelor degree in film and literature studies from the University of Oslo, along with a degree from the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark.   

    Tehrani has written and directed the short films 1994 (2010), Victor (2014) and The Manchador (2019). He has won several awards at various international film festivals, and his films have also screened on BBC Persian and Norwegian National Television (NRK).   

    For 1994 Tehrani won the National Film Award Amanda for best short film.    

    Tehrani's films concern themselves with issues of national identity, diaspora and exile. His films use humour and satire to reveal the sometime absurd realities of being caught between different cultures.    

    Kaveh Tehrani

Cast

Saeed:
Reza Brojerdi
Mina:
Narges Rashidi
Soodeh:
Sarina Ashkpour
Atousa:
Jasmin Tabatabai
Mullah Hassan:
Mohammad-Ali Behboudi
Pedram:
Arash Marandi

Awards

2019:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Audience Award
2020:
Pensacola Indie Fringe and Comedy Festival
Best Cinematography
2020:
Aspen Shortsfest
Youth Jury Award
2020:
ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
Best European Independent Film
2020:
Santorini Film Festival
Special Mention
2020:
DC Shorts - International Short Film Festival
Audience Award

Festivals

2019:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2019:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2019:
Best of International Short Films Festival La Ciotat
2019:
Minority Film Festival
2019:
Films from the South Festival
2019:
Leuven International Short Film Festival
2019:
Persian Film Festival Australia
2020:
Pensacola Indie Fringe and Comedy Festival
2020:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2020:
Göteborg International Film Festival
2020:
Filmfest Sundsvall
2020:
Aspen Shortsfest
2020:
ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
2020:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2020:
Rhode Island International Film Festival
2020:
Rhode Island International Film Festival
2020:
Santorini Film Festival
2020:
Nòt Film Fest
2020:
River Film Festival
2020:
DC Shorts - International Short Film Festival
2020:
Elba Film Festival
2020:
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki International Film Festival
2020:
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2020:
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin
2020:
Pittsburgh’s Fall Festival

Crew

Director:
Kaveh Tehrani
Screenplay:
Kaveh Tehrani
Cinematographer:
Adam Wallensten
Editor:
Kristoffer Archetti
Other Music:
Javid Afsari Rad
Set Decorator:
Miren Oller
Prop Master:
Ehsan Morshed Sefat
Grace Nicholas
Costume Designer:
Sepideh Ahadi
Makeup artist:
Minji Gol
Sound Design:
Nora Siebe
Sound engineer:
Adrian Baumeister
Sound Recording:
César Fernández Borrás
First assistant director:
Max Chrambach
Casting:
Madita Selas

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Length in min's:
20'
Language:
Farsi
Subtitles:
English

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