Rhino Season


Rhino Season is a 2012 Iraqi-Kurdistan-Turkish docufiction film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and presented by Martin Scorsese. Starring Behrouz Vossoughi, Monica Bellucci, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Caner Cindoruk, and Arash Labaf. The movie includes poems read and written by Bayan Nassir.
The film is based on Iranian Kurdish poet and author Sedigh Kamangar, who spent 27 years imprisoned in Iran while his family was told that he was dead. For many years Sadegh's family cried over a fake grave staged by the Iranian government.

Cast

Reception

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
John DeFoe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Haunting feature that crafts fiction from the inspiration of real-life Kurdish-Iranian poet Sadegh Kamangar. Co-star Monica Bellucci may attract much of the attention Stateside, but the film's ravishing aesthetic and multiple points of political interest will make it fascinating to many cineastes".

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryNomineeResult
Asia Pacific Screen AwardsAchievement in CinematographyTuraj AslaniWon
Asian Film AwardsBest CinematographerTuraj AslaniWon
Asian Film AwardsBest EditorValérie LoiseleuxNomitated
Asian Film AwardsBest Production DesignerBahman GhobadiWon
Asian Film AwardsBest Production DesignerAli Daryayi
CamerimageBronze FrogTuraj AslaniWon
CamerimageGolden FrogTuraj AslaniNomitated
Chicago International Film FestivalGold Hugo for Best International FeatureBahman GhobadiNomitated
Cinema Bloggers Awards, PortugalBest Asian FilmBahman Ghobadi, IranNomitated
San Sebastián International Film FestivalPrize of the Jury for Best CinematographyTuraj AslaniWon
San Sebastián International Film FestivalGolden SeashellBahman GhobadiNomitated
Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalGrand PrizeBahman GhobadiNomitated