THE 4TH ROUND

The 4th Round

(Rand-e Chaharom)

Written & Directed by: Alireza Amini

Producer: Ali Oji

Production Manager: Mohammad Heidargholi

DoP: Morteza Ghafouri

Editor: Roozbeh Kalbasi

Music: Siavash Emami

Costume & Production Designer: Abtin Barghi

Sound-recordist: Amir Partozadeh

Sound Designer: Alireza Alavian

Make-up: Abdollah Eskandari

Visual Effects: Rasool Kohansal

Cast: Elaheh Hesari (Maryam), Pejman Bazeghi (Mohammad Akbari), Shakila Samavati (Shahla Rad), Ali Oji (Akbar), Anahita Dargahi (Zahra), Jamshid Hashempour (Nasser), Zahra ‘Zara’ Mirzaei (Sara).

Iran, 2021, Alexa, DCP, Color, 1:1.85, 5.1, 93 mins.

Language: Farsi

Logline:

Failure of the Will…

Synopsis:

Involved in different legal and illegal petty works, Mohammad is working and living in a room in the biggest football stadium in Tehran with his wife and his little son. During a riot in Tehran, he disappears when two women are looking forward to seeing him impatiently: his wife, Maryam, who is desperately seeking him all through the city, and a convicted woman, Shahla, who needs him as the only witness who can save her from death with a confession in the appeal court…

Director’s View:

It’s an attempt to show how social issues sometimes forces people to turn into living statues who strive to stay alive, forgetting all about their will and their existence.

Director’s Profile:

Born in 1970 in Tehran, Alireza Amini is a graduate of stage directing. After making more than 20 short and documentary films and working as assistant director in the independent films, he made his debut feature, LETTERS IN THE WIND, in 2002. The film entered prestigious film festivals such as Busan and Toronto and brought him international recognition and critical acclaim. With his second feature film, TINY SNOWFLAKES, he won a number of awards in Locarno, Busan and Thessaloniki. His third film, THE RIVERSIDE, was awarded in Karlovy Vary.

Feature Films: 2002- LETTERS IN THE WIND; 2003- TINY SNOWFLAKES; 2004- THE RIVERSIDE; 2006- TIME STANDS STILL; 2008- A PETITION FOR ALLAH; 2010- SEVEN MINUTES IN THE FALL; 2012- AT THE END OF THE 8^TH STREET; 2015- BLOCK 9 EXIT 2; 2017- ACCORDION; 2021- THE 4TH ROUND.

Festivals & Awards:

1- Within the Family International Film Festival (Russia / July 2021).

The Best Actress Award (Elaheh Hesari).
The Best Cinematography Award (Morteza Ghafouri).

2- Wales International Film Festival (UK / September.2021).

Finalist – Best Foreign Language Film Category.

3- Barcelona Asian Film Festival (Spain / October 2021).

Official Panorama Section.

4- Santa Cruz International Film Festival (Argentina / April 2022).

Competition.

5- Lucania Film Festival (Italy / August 2022).

Audience Award for the Best Feature-length Fiction Film.

6- Film Series Off-Asian Film Festival Barcelona – AFFBCN: Iran, Portraits of a Society (Spain / September 2022).

7- Universal Film Festival (USA / October 2022).

Finalist in Drama Section.

8- Les Rimbaud du Cinema (France / October 2022).

Main Competition.

9- “Flowers against Bullets” Film Festival (Austria / March 2023).

Nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

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