THE MARRIAGE PROJECT

  • Written & Directed by: Hesam Eslami, Atieh Attarzadeh
  • Produced by: Etienne De Ricaud, Hesam Eslami, Atieh Atarzadeh
  • Director of Photography: Mehdi Azadi, Moslem Tehrani
  • Editor: Farid Daghagheleh
  • Sound-recordist & Design: Ahmad Afshar, Sirvan Khosravi, Mehrshad Malakouti
  • Production Company: Documentary and Experimental Cinema Development Center
  • Iran, France, Qatar - 2020, Color, DCP 2D, 5.1 Dolby Digital, 80 mins.

Synopsis:
A psychiatric center in Tehran is implementing a revolutionary project: allowing marriage between patients. The women and men in search of love will have to face the prejudices of a traditionalist society…
Director’s Profile (Hesam Eslami):
Born in 1982 in Ahwaz, Hesam Eslami got his BFA and MA in cinema from Tehran University of Art. Since 2009 he started to work as producer and director. Juvenile offenders and social damages are the main themes of his work. He is also the editor of the acclaimed feature film, MOURNING (2011). In 2017 he made his first feature length documentary, "20th Circuit Suspects" awarded the best film prize in 35th Fajr Film Festival and also selected and screened in 2017 Hot Docs Canada among several other festivals. Filmography: RASHID, OUR HOUSE, NO CHILD, SOUTH CONTINENT, WE ARE HERE, IRAQ.
Director’s Profile Atieh Attarzadeh:
Born in 1984 in Tehran, Atieh Attarzadeh holds a master degree in Cinema.
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