Bodyguard (2016 film)
{{Short description|2016 Iranian film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bodyguard
| image = Bodyguard (2016 film).jpg
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fa|بادیگارد}}
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| director = Ebrahim Hatamikia
| producer = Ehsan Muhammad Hasani
| writer = Ebrahim Hatamikia
| screenplay =
| story =
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| narrator =
| music = Karan Homayounfar
| cinematography = Mahmoud Kalari
| editing = Mehdi Hosseinivand
| production_companies = Owj Arts and Media organization
| distributor = Filmiran {{small|(Iran)}}
| released = {{Film date|2016|02|11|Fajr}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = Iran
| language = Persian
| budget =
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Bodyguard ({{langx|fa|بادیگارد}}) is a 2016 Iranian film about a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures in Iran. It is written and directed by Iranian film director Ebrahim Hatamikia.{{cite news | url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=252800 | title="Bodyguard" director asks government to back movies on ISIL threat | work=Tehran Times Art Desk | date=7 February 2016 | agency=Tehrantimes | accessdate=8 March 2016}} The film was first shown in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival.{{cite news | url=http://kayhan.ir/en/news/22356/fajr-names-main-section-films | title=Fajr Names Main Section Films | work=Kayhan | date=5 January 2016 | accessdate=8 March 2016}} Parviz Parastoui, Merila Zarei, and Babak Hamidian star in the movie.{{cite news | url=http://www.iran-daily.com/News/121346.html | title='The Bodyguard' shooting begins | work=Cultural service of Iran Daily | date=1 July 2015 | agency=Iran Daily | accessdate=8 March 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.centennialtheatre.com/production/the-bodyguard/ | title=The Bodyguard | publisher=centennialtheatre.com | accessdate=8 March 2016 | date=2015-11-25 | archive-date=2016-03-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309024353/http://www.centennialtheatre.com/production/the-bodyguard/ | url-status=dead }} It is produced by Ehsan Muhammad Hasani.{{cite news | url=http://www.mehrnews.com/news/2774221/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C | title=List of bodyguard's actor is completed. | work=Mehr News Agency | date=10 June 2015 | accessdate=8 March 2016}}
Synopsis
Bodyguard is the story of a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures. However, he gets into trouble when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest approaches the vice president. The director of the film stated "some motifs in Bodyguard to recollect his 1999 hit The Glass Agency."
Cast
- Parviz Parastoui
- Merila Zarei
- Babak Hamidian
- Mahmud Azizi
- Amir Aghaei
- Farhad Ghaemian
- Diba Zahedi
- Pedram Sharifi
- Kamran Najafzadeh{{cite web | url=http://cinemabin.ir/2015/06/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA/ | title=Actors of Bodyguard film | publisher=Cinemabin | accessdate=8 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227233516/http://cinemabin.ir/2015/06/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA/ | archive-date=27 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}
Awards and nominations
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2020}}
The awards the film won and was nominated for at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival include:{{cite news | url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/114400/34th-Fajr-Filmfest-wraps-up | title=34th Fajr Filmfest wraps up | work=Cultural service of Mehr News | date=13 February 2016 | agency=Mehr News Agency | accessdate=8 March 2016}}
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|2016
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Fajr International Film Festival | Best Actor | {{won}} |
| Best Music
| {{nom}} |
| Best Filmography
| Mahmoud Kalari | {{nom}} |
| Best visual effects
| Hadi Eslami |{{won}} |
| rowspan="4"|2016
| | Best films according to audiences view | Ehsan Mohammad Hassani | Second |
| | Best voice
| Bahman Ardalan and Seyyed Alireza Alavian | {{nom}} |
The film nominated in four categories at Madrid International Film Festival:{{cite news |last1=Rezaian |first1=Lachin |title=Bodyguard nominated for 4 awards at MIFF |url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/125645/Bodyguard-nominated-for-4-awards-at-MIFF |agency=Mehr News Agency |date=29 May 2017}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|2017
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Madrid International Film Festival | Best Foreign Film | Ehsan Mohammad Hasani | {{nom}} |
| Best Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Best Editing
| Mehdi Husseinvand |{{nom}} |
At the 2nd Vienna Independent Film Festival the film won the following awards:{{cite web |url=https://www.vienna-film-festival.com/winners-2017.html |website=VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival |title=VIFF 2017 Winners |access-date=28 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/68037/hatamikia-s-bodyguard-collects-three-awards-at-austrian-festival|publisher=Financial Tribune|title=Hatamikia's 'Bodyguard' Collects Three Awards at Austrian Festival|date=2017-07-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/126433/Iran-s-Bodyguard-wins-top-prizes-at-VIFF-2017|publisher=Mehr News Agency|title=Iran's 'Bodyguard' wins top prizes at VIFF 2017|date=2017-07-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/414966/The-Bodyguard-secures-three-awards-at-Vienna-film-festival|publisher=Tehran Times|title="The Bodyguard" secures three awards at Vienna film festival|date=2017-07-10}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|2017
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival | Best Feature Film | {{nom}} |
| Best Director
| Ebrahim Hatamikia | {{Won}} |
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}} |
| Best Art Direction
| Ebrahim Hatamikia | {{Won}} |
Other Awards:
- Winner of the Special Award for Directing at the 10th Iranian Film Critics Festival.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://bodyguardmovie.ir/ Bodyguard website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103190921/https://bodyguardmovie.ir/ |date=2020-01-03 }}
- {{IMDb title|5460508}}
- {{SourehCinema title|139403090000|Bodyguard}}
{{Ebrahim Hatamikia}}