Zalava


Zalava is a 2021 Iranian horror drama film directed by Arsalan Amiri and written by Amiri, Ida Panahandeh and Tahmineh Bahramalian. The film screened for the first time at the 39th Fajr Film Festival and earned 6 nominations and received 4 awards.

Cast

  • Navid Pourfaraj as Sergeant Masoud Ahmadi
  • Pouria Rahimi Sam as Amardan
  • Hoda Zeinolabedin as Malihe
  • Baset Rezaei as Younes
  • Fereydoun Hamedi as Amous
  • Shahou Rostami as Khalaj
  • Mahsa Hejazi as Khalaj's daughter
  • Leila Beigi as Leila
  • Zahed Zandi as Sergeant Amini
  • Saleh Rahimi as Arhim
  • Hadi Ahmadi as Soldier
  • Darioush Karim Raouf as Zalava People
  • Salar Zarei as Zalava People
  • Masoud Beigi as Zalava People
  • Kordowan Boustan as Musician
  • Varya Amini as Zalava People
  • Asad Houshman as Zalava People
  • Azin Kananian as Zalava People
  • Romina Haji Hosseini as Zalava People
  • Narin Malek as Zalava People
  • Keyvan Sheikh Ahmadi as Zalava People

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.
— Variety / Alissa Simon
— Haft / Massoud Farasati

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorPouria Rahimi SamWon
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest CinematographyMohammad Rasouli
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest First FilmArsalan AmiriWon
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest ScreenplayArsalan Amiri, Ida Panahandeh and Tahmineh BahramalianWon
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest FilmZalavaNomitated
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest DirectorArsalan AmiriNomitated
2021Fajr Film FestivalBest ActorNavid PourfarajNomitated
2021Fajr Film FestivalSound RecordingRshid DaneshmanNomitated
2021Fajr Film FestivalSound EditingAmir Hossein GhasemiNomitated
2021Fajr Film FestivalCostume DesignMohammad Hossein KaramiNomitated
2021Venice International Film FestivalGrand Prize Venice International Critics' WeekArsalan AmiriWon
2021Venice International Film FestivalFIPRESCI Prize Arsalan AmiriWon
2021São Paulo International Film FestivalNew Directors Competition Arsalan AmiriNomitated
2021Fantastic FestNext Wave Arsalan AmiriWon
2021Duhok International Film FestivalBest Director of a Kurdish Feature FilmArsalan AmiriWon
2021Duhok International Film FestivalBest Actor of a Kurdish Feature FilmNavid PourfarajWon
2022Iran's Film Critics and Writers AssociationBest Actor in a Supporting RolePouria Rahimi SamNomitated
2022Iran's Film Critics and Writers AssociationBest SoundRashid Daneshmand, Amir Hossein GhasemiWon
2022Iran's Film Critics and Writers AssociationBest Creativity and Talent Arsalan AmiriNomitated