Hendi and Hormoz
By Abbas Amini
Original title – Hendi va Hormoz
International title – Hendi and Hormoz
Second Feature
Synopsis
On the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, according to local custom, thirteen-year-old Hendi is married off to sixteen-year-old Hormoz. Despite the fact that the young couple hardly know each other, they fully enjoy the beginning of their married life together. However, events occur which darken their original joy and lead to unexpected outcomes.
Cast
Hamed Alipour
Zohreh Eslami
Asma Daneh-chin
Mohammad Banouj
Crew
Director – Abbas Amini
Screenplay – Hossein Farrokhzadeh & Abbas Amini
Director of Photography – Ashkan Ashkani
Editing – Shahrooz Tavakol & Ehsan Vaseghi
Original Music – Mehran Ghaedipour
Sound Designer – Mehrshad Malakooti
Sound Recordist – Reza Tehrani
Set & Costume Designer – Azadeh Moussavi
Make-Up Artist – Negin Amini
Producer – Abbas Amini
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Awards & Festivals
- Winner of: ‘NETPAC Prize’ – 36th Fajr International Film Festival, 2018.
- Winner of: ‘Special Mention Jury Award’ – 3th ‘Health/Salamat Film Festival, 2018.
- Winner of: 1) ‘Best Film Award’
- Winner of: 2) ‘Best Director Award’ – 4th CineIran Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2018.
- Winner of: 1) ‘Best Screenplay Award’
- Winner of: 2) ‘Jury Special Mention’ for ‘Best New Acting Talent – Hamed Alipour’
- Winner of: 3) ‘Critics Award – Best Film’ – 15ème Transsaharien Festival International du Film, Zagora, Marrakech.
- Winner of: ‘Jury’s Special Prize’ – 1st Iranian Film Festival, New York /IFC Center, USA, 2019.
- Winner of: ‘Best Film Award’ – 5th Iranian Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland, 2019.
- 68th Berlin International Film Festival, Germany, Generation 14plus Competition. February 15-25, 2018.
- MOOOV-films facing the world, Turnhout & Bruges, Belgium. April 17-29, 2018.
- 36th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. April 19-27, 2018.
- 5th Köln Iranian Film Festival, Germany. May 17-21, 2018. ‘Competitive’ Section.
- 3th ‘Health/Salamat’ Film Festival, Tehran, Iran. August 23-27, 2018. ‘Competitive’ Section.
- 37th Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada. September 27-October 12, 2018. Panorama /Contemporary World Cinema section.
- 14th ARAB FILM FESTIVAL, Tübingen, Germany. October 05-13, 2018. SHUBBAK – FENSTER ZUR ISLAMISCHEN WELT and ‘Karawane’ section.
- 8th Iranian Film Festival Australia, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, PERTH, CANBERRA. October 18-November 18, 2018. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 4th CineIran Festival, Toronto, Canada. November 16-18, 2018. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 36th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino, Poznań, Poland. December 02-09, 2018. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 15ème Transsaharien Festival International du Film, Zagora, Marrakech. December 13-18, 2018. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 1st Iranian Film Festival, New York /IFC Center, USA. January 10-15, 2019.
- 17th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) Bangladesh. January 10-18, 2019. ‘Children Films’ section.
- 8th ÍRÁN:CI, Iranian Film Festival, Prague, Brno and Bratislava, Czech Republic.
January 15-26, 2019. ‘Competitive’ section.
Prague: January 15-20, 2019 │ Brno: January 22 and 23, 2019 │ Bratislava: January 24-26, 2019. - 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival, India. February 21-28, 2019. ‘NETPAC Award Winners’ Category.
- 10th Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, Scotland, UK. March 01-07, 2019.
Venue: Filmhouse Cinema, ‘Non Competitive Festival’. - 36th BUFF MALMAÖ International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Malmö, Sweden. March 23-29, 2019. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 5th Iranian Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland. March 28-April 03, 2019. ‘Competitive’ section.
- Poetry in Motion: Contemporary Iranian Cinema. Barbican Centre, London, UK. Between 03-24 April 2019.
- 10th Middle East Now Festival, Florence, Italy. April 02-07, 2019.
- 18th Belmont World Film Festival, USA. March 17-May 13, 2019.
Screening date: Monday, April 22, 2019. ‘Non Competitive Festival’. - Iranian Film Series, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Screening date: Sunday, April 28, 2019. ‘Non Competitive Festival’. - UCI Celebration of Iranian Cinema, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Screening date: September 07, 2019 at Crystal Cove Auditorium. - 7th Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth, United Arab Emirates. October 13-18, 2019. ‘Competitive’ section.
- 30th Cinemagic Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland. October 01-November 03, 2019. Screening date: October 19, 2019.
- UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival, Florence, Italy. October 25-27, 2019. Screening date: October 25, 2019.
- Festival International du Film de Dakhla, Maroc. November 25-28, 2019.
- 15e Panorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient (PCMMO), Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France. March 03-21, 2020.
- Cannes Cinéma, zoom sur le Cinema Iranien, Cannes, France. October 28, 2021.