Here Without Me

Here Without Me
اینجا بدون من
Here Without Me; اینجا بدون من
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bahram Tavakoli
Screenplay by	Bahram Tavakoli
Based on	The Glass Menagerie; by Tennessee Williams
Produced by	Saeed Sadi
Starring	Fatemeh Motamed-Aria; Saber Abar; Negar Javaherian; Parsa Pirouzfar;
Cinematography	Hamid Khozouie Abyaneh
Edited by	Bahram Dehghan
Music by	Hamed Sabet
Release date	October 3, 2011 (Hamburg Film Festival);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Here Without Me (Persian: اینجا بدون من) is an Iranian drama film written and directed by Bahram Tavakoli and produced by Saeed Sadi, produced in 2010 and screened in 2011. The film stars Fatemeh Motamed-Aria, Saber Abar, Negar Javaherian and Parsa Pirouzfar. The story is about a family of three dreaming about their wishes, and was inspired by the play The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams.^[1] Fatemeh Motamed-Arya won the best actress award in the 35th Montreal World Film Festival for this film.^[2]

Plot

Based on The Glass Menagerie, the movie details the story of Yalda (Negar Javaherian), a disabled girl who has a great interest for collecting glass animals. She harbors a secret attraction towards her brother Ehsan's best friend Reza (Parsa Pirouzfar). Her brother Ehsan (Saber Abar), whose voiceover introduces the film, writes poetry and desperately dreams of leaving Iran. He dreams of being a writer and spends his spare time haunting cinemas and watching old movies over and over. Farideh (Fatemeh Motamed-Aria) holds down two jobs to help support her family. Farideh is trying her best to find a prompt suitor for her introvert daughter Yalda.

Cast

Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as Farideh
Saber Abar as Ehsan
Negar Javaherian as Yalda
Parsa Pirouzfar as Reza

Release

Screened and welcomed by critics and audience in 11th Tiburon Film Festival^{[citation needed]} 35th Montréal Film Festival, 2011^[3] 2nd Iranian Film Festival Australia, 2012^[4] 36th Cleveland International Film Festival, 2012^[5]

Reception

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2011	36th Montréal Film Festival	Best Actress prize^[6]	Fatemeh Motamed-Arya	Won

References

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 148. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.
^ "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.
^ "Iranian Film Festival Australia – October 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12.
^ "Cleveland International Film Festival – March 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02.
^ "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.

External links

Here Without Me at IMDb

[1] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 148. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[2] "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.

[3] "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.

[4] "Iranian Film Festival Australia – October 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12.

[5] "Cleveland International Film Festival – March 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02.

[6] "Awards Of The World Film Festival – Montréal 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.

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