‘The Daughter’ represented Iranian cinema in the 38th Moscow International Film Festival in Russia and became the critics’ favorite, scoring 7.3 out of possible 10 which is the highest score among all competition films. Screened in the main hall of the festival, ‘The Daughter’ was competing with a Russian film in keeping the audience pinned down to their seats in a hall of 1600 seats. The movie also became a great hit with the audience who gave it a 4.55 score out of 5.
Mirkarimi received the festival’s Grand Prix (the Gold St George statuette) for ‘The Daughter’ at the closing Thursday, which was the Iranian director’s second Moscow Grand Prix received for his film ‘As Simple As That’ at the Moscow film festival in 2008.
Farhad Aslani who played the role of the father in the film won the best actor award.
‘The Daughter’ narrates the life of Mr. Azizi who leads an uneventful family life in an oil town of southern Iran. One day, his daughter Setareh, much exasperated by her father's authoritarianism, announces she is off to Tehran which is met with his father’s objections as the engagement celebrations of Setareh's younger sister are taking place simultaneously. This act of disobedience sets in motion a series of perturbations that upset the calm tranquility of the paterfamilias.
Moscow International Film Festival, founded in 1935, is one of the most prestigious cultural events in the world. The festival’s 38th edition was held on 23-30 June, 2016.
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