The Warden
Film poster
PersianPersian: سرخ‌پوست
Directed byNima Javidi
Written byNima Javidi
Produced byMajid Motalebi
Starring
CinematographyHooman Bahmanesh
Edited byImad Khodabakhesh
Music byRamin Kousha
Production
company
Iranian Independents
Distributed byFilmIran
Release date
  • February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01) (FIFF)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

The Warden (Persian: سرخ‌پوست, romanized: Sorkhpust, lit. 'The Redskin') is a 2019 Iranian mystery drama film directed and written by Nima Javidi. It stars Navid Mohammadzadeh and Parinaz Izadyar. Set in 1967 in Iran, Mohammadzadeh plays Major Nemat Jahed, the warden of a prison, who is being evacuated for expansion whilst one of the prisoners is missing.

This film was screened for the first time in the 37th Fajr Film Festival, and by being nominated in 8 categories of this festival, Crystal Simorgh has been awarded a special prize by the jury.[2] Massoud Farasati in his television show Seven considered this film as the best work of the festival.[3]

Plot

In 1967, an old prison in the south was evacuated due to its proximity to the city's developing airport. Major Nemat Jahed, the head of the prison, is transferring the prisoners to the new prison with his officers, and the major himself and his men are scheduled to leave the prison by evening. Colonel Modaber, who is superior to Jahed, goes to him in prison and says that Jahed has been promoted and is going to be his own successor. Jahed, happy to hear the news, finds out during a phone call that one of the prisoners, Ahmed, nicknamed the Indian, was not with the other prisoners. Subsequent investigations assure Jahed that the Indian is in prison and hiding somewhere. At the same time, a prison warden named Susan Karimi came to see Jahed and told him that the Indian sentence had changed suspiciously from imprisonment to death. Jahed, who sees his promotion in jeopardy, searches the entire prison with his troops to find the Indians. Meanwhile, Jahed falls in love with one of the girls who helps the prisoners…

Cast

  • Navid Mohammadzadeh as Major Nemat Jahed
  • Ramin Mashare as Rahmaan
  • Parinaz Izadyar as Sousan Karimi
  • Atila Pesyani as Airport manager
  • Setareh Pesyani as Ahmad's wife
  • Amir Keyvan Masoumi as Sergeant Abbas Naji
  • Habib Razaei as Prisoner
  • Mani Haghighi Colonel Modabber
  • Ismaeel Pourreza as Seyyed Davod
  • Mohammad Rasoul Safati as Captain Raouf
  • Yadollah Shademani as the witness
  • Ali Merdaneh as Sergeant Assadi
  • Morteza Ali Abbas Mirzaei as Prisoner
  • Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Saeed
  • Hossein Rahmani Manesh as Son of Nemat Jahed

Soundtrack

The Warden (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Ramin Kousha
ReleasedJuly 5, 2019
StudioCapitol
GenreSoundtrack
LabelPlaza Mayor Company, Ltd.

The film's score is composed by Ramin Kousha, who is also the pianist. It was released on July 5, 2019.[4]

  1. Last Day in Jail
  2. Countdown
  3. Time to Leave This Place
  4. Ultimatum
  5. Pieces from the Whole
  6. Looking Everywhere for Him
  7. Gas Attack
  8. Aftermath
  9. Losing Consciousness
  10. Dead End
  11. We Know Everything Now
  12. Suspicion
  13. Light & Darkness
  14. Circles
  15. One More Time
  16. Free Him

Release

The Warden was screened for the first time, on Friday, February 1, 2019, in the Simorgh Soda section of the 37th Fajr International Film Festival, and was released in cinemas across the country on June 5, 2019. The Warden is now the fourth best-selling non-comedy film in the history of Iranian cinema.

Screens, Attending festivals and Awards

Screenings and festivals

Internal

Year Event Part Release date
2019 Fajr International Film Festival Simorgh soda 1 February 2019
2019 The Association of Film Critics and Writers Festival Feature films -
2019 21st Iranian Cinema Festival Statue of Merit 30 August 2019

Awards

37th Fajr Film Festival
Year Category Recipient Result
2019 Best Film Majid Motalebi Nominated
Best Director Nima Javidi Nominated
Audience Choice of Best Film Majid Motalebi 2nd
Best Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Nominated
Best Screenplay Nima Javidi Nominated
Best Visual Effects Javad Matouri Nominated
Best Production Design Mohsen Nasrollahi Nominated
Special Jury Prize Nima Javidi Won

Other awards

21st Iranian Cinema Festival
Part Nominee Result Award
The best movie Majid Motalebi Won Statue of Merit
Best Director Nima Javidi Nominated Statue of Merit
Best Actor in a Leading Role Navid Mohammadzadeh Won Statue of Merit
Best Supporting Actress Setareh Pesyani Nominated Statue of Merit
The best screenplay Nima Javidi Nominated Statue of Merit
The best filming Hooman Behmanesh Won Statue of Merit
The best editing Emad Khodabakhsh and Hoda Mobini Nominated Statue of Merit
The best face painting Iman Omidvari Nominated Statue of Merit
The best visual special effects Javad Matouri Won Statue of Merit
20th Hafez Festival[5]
Part Nominee Result
The best movie Majid Motalebi Won
Best Director Nima Javidi Won
Best Cinema Actor Navid Mohammadzadeh Won
Best Cinema Actress Parinaz Izadyar Won
The best editing Emad Khodabakhsh Nominated
The best soundtrack Ramin Koosha Nominated
The best cinematographer Hooman Behmanesh Nominated
The best movie script Nima Javidi Nominated

International nominations

Year Award[6] Category Recipient Result
2019 International Crime and Punishment Film Festival International Golden Scale Award Nima Javidi Nominated
São Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition Nominated

References

  1. ↑ http://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/16697/The-Warden-unveils-official-trailer
  2. ↑ "گریم متفاوت نوید محمدزاده در فیلم "سرخ پوست"". اخبار سینمای ایران و جهان - سینماپرس (in Persian). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  3. ↑ "برنامه هفت - نقد فیلم سرخپوست مسعود فراستی ، محمدتقی فهیم و قطبی زاده". آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  4. ↑ "The Warden (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ramin Kousha". Amazon.
  5. ↑ "گزارش کامل مهر از جشن بیستم". Mehr News. 15 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "'Warden Awards'". imdb. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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