The House of Cinema awarded him a plaque of honor at the ceremony, which several Iranian cineastes attended.
“When I left for Berlin, I didn’t think about winning a prize,” Naji said during his acceptance speech.
“Basically, I believe in God’s will. Everything happens according to His will,” he added.
“In this event, I competed with 19 world superstars and one of them was Daniel Day-Lewis,” he noted.
Naji’s debut film was “The Children of Heaven”, a Majidi film which was nominated for an Academy Award.
“I was a local actor in Tabriz when I was discovered in 1997 by Majidi, who introduced me to Iran and the world. I think this was my fate,” he explained.
Naji also thanked actors Ebrahim Abadi, Ali Nasirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, and Ezzatollah Entezami for the messages they sent congratulating him on winning the Silver Bear.
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