DIFF FILMS

FOR THE YEAR 2010

SALVE

Winner of Muhr AsiaAfrica / Feature /Best Actress :Kobra Hasanzadeh Esfahani (Actor / Actress)

Iran / 2010 / Farsi dialogue with English subtitles / Colour / 35 mm / 95 mins

Genre: Drama, Family

Cast & Credits

Director: Alireza Davoodnejad
Producer: Alireza Davoodnejad
Scriptwriter: Alireza Davoodnejad
Cinematographer: Reza Sheikhi
Editor: Masoumeh Shah Nazari
Composer: Yahya Sepehri Shakib
Cast (in alphabetical order): Ehteram Habibian, Kobra Hasanzadeh Esfahani, Reza Davoodnejad, Tanaz Tabatabaei

Synopsis

'Salve' depicts a generation that is closer to their grandparents than their own parents. And it is a story about the pain and misery of these grandmothers who are struggling to free their grandchildren from the evils of modern times. An aged grandmother finds herself in the unlikely role of guardian angel to her rebellious granddaughter, who runs away seeking drugs and is left like a tender chick at the mercy of hawks. A sense of moody poetry runs through this story that combines the grimness of the underworld with a palpable longing for family. Two parallel stories merge when a shady developer, who has his own strong-willed grandmother hovering not so gently over his life, has a fateful encounter with the runaway.

Contains: Drug Use, Adult Themes and References 18+