Midday Adventures
{{Infobox film
| name = Midday Adventures
| image = Middayadventures.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
| producer = Habibollah Valinezhad
| writer = Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Ebrahim Amini
| narrator =
| starring = Mehrdad Sedighian
Ahmad Mehranfar
Hadi Hejazifar
Javad Ezzati
Mahdi Zaminpardaz
Mahya Dehghani
Linda Kiani
Hossein Mehri
Mehdi Pakdel
Amir Hossein Hashemi
| music = Habib Khazaeifar
| cinematography = Hadi Behrooz
| production_companies =
| editing = Sajjad Pahlavanzadeh
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2017|01|31|Fajr Film Festival|2017|03|15|Iran|df=y}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Iran
| language = Persian
| screenplay =
}}
Midday Adventures ({{langx|fa|ماجرای نیمروز|majaraye nimroz}}) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian and written by Mahdavian and Ebrahim Amini. The film centers on the assassinations against government officials in 1982, as well as the events after the dismissal of Abolhassan Banisadr. It screened for the first time at the 35th Fajr Film Festival and was released on March 15, 2017 in Iran.
The film won both Best Film and Audience Choice of Best Film, making it one of only five films in the history of cinema of Iran to win the latter. (the other four are The Glass Agency, Low Heights, In Amethyst Color and Crazy Rook).
Plot
After the dismissal of president Bani-Sadr by the Iranian parliament, tensions became high. Terrorist groups began to assassinate Iranian officials. The Iranian government and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attempted to arrest these terrorists. A young IRGC member and a woman of the terrorist groups are known each other. They were classmate in college.{{Citation|title=The Story of Noon (2017) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6229252/plotsummary|language=en|access-date=2021-08-21}}
Cast
- Mehrdad Sedighian{{Citation|title=The Story of Noon (2017) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6229252/|language=en-US|access-date=2021-08-11}}
- Ahmad Mehranfar
- Hadi Hejazifar
- Javad Ezzati
- Mahdi Zaminpardaz
- Mahya Dehghani
- Kian Rostami
- Linda Kiani
- Hossein Mehri
- Mehdi Pakdel
- Amir Hossein Hashemi as Mohammad Hossein Shadkam
Awards
- Crystal Simorgh for Best Film
- Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film
- Crystal Simorgh for Best Costume and Production Design
- Crystal Simorg for Best National Film
Sequel
{{main|Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood}}
Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood is the sequel. It screened for the first time on January 30, 2019 at the 37th Fajr Film Festival and was released on September 25, 2019 in Iran.
References
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External links
- [http://iranian.film/movies/midday-adventures-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2/ Iranian.film]
- {{Cite web |last=Hansard |first=Rick |title=Midday Adventures of Charley McDoogle{{!}}Paperback |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/midday-adventures-of-charley-mcdoogle-rick-hansard/1122032058 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}}
- {{cite web|last=Hansard |first=Rick |title=Midday Adventures of Charley McDoogle{{!}}Paperback |url=https://www.amazon.com/Midday-Adventures-Charley-McDoogle-Hansard/dp/1503572978|website=Amazon.com}}
- {{IMDb title|tt6229252}}
{{Crystal Simorgh Best Film}}
{{Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film}}
Category:2017 directorial debut films
Category:2010s Persian-language films
Category:Biographical films about military personnel
Category:Iranian biographical films
Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Film winners
Category:Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners
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