3 Faces
a JAFAR PANAHI picture
Synopsis
From Golden Lion and Golden Bear Winner Director
Well-known actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught by a provincial girl’s video plea for help - oppressed by her family to not pursue her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help solve the mystery of the young girl’s troubles. They travel by car to the rural northwest where they have amusing encounters with the charming folk of the girl’s mountain village. But the city visitors soon discover that the protection of age-old traditions is as generous as local hospitality…
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"Defiantly modern in its liberating message about freedom of choice."
The Hollywood Reporter
"An exceptional work.
The Wrap
It’s modest but profound, leisurely but urgent, a portrait of a country disguised as a meandering road movie."
"3 Faces is a lovely, ineffably moving meditation… Like much of his recent work, this modest drama slowly segues from a low-key mystery to a casual survey of how women — especially actresses — have been demonised by their countrymen."
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& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Toronto International Film Festival
Masters
San Sebastian Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Odessa Film Festival
SANFIC
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
TOFIFEST
International Antalya Film Festival
BEST FILM AWARD
Reykjavík International Film Festival
Film Fest Hamburg
Beirut International Film Festival
Slemani International Film Festival
Best International Feature Film
Arab Film Festival in San Francisco
Festival de Cine La Orquídea Cuenca
Bucharest Film Festival
Perspectives Film Festival
Los Cabos Film Festival
Ajyal Youth Film Festival
Mumbai Film Festival
Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
Muestra Internacional de la Cineteca Nacional
Joburg Film Festival
Vilnius International Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Behnaz Jafari | |
|---|---|
| Jafar Panahi | |
| Marziyeh Rezaei | |
| Maedeh Erteghaei | |
| Narges Del Aram |
| Written and Directed by | Jafar Panahi |
|---|---|
| Azeri Dialogues | Nader Saeivar |
| Cinematography | Amin Jafari |
| Editors | Mastaneh Mohajer, Panah Panahi |
| Art Director | Leila Naghdi Pari |
| Sound Design | Amireza Alavian |
| Sound Recordist | Abdolreza Heydari |
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