Abandoned Heights (1971)

Description

Director: Behnam Jafari
Cinematography: Behnam Jafari
Editor: Behnam Jafari
Composer: Shahab
Collaborators: Mohammad Alizadeh, Ahmad Abedini, Behrouz Razavi.
With financial support from: Khosrow Haritash, Reza Mirlohi, Mansour Jafari, Basir Nasibi.

Time: 18 Minutes
Language: No Spoken Language
Produced by: Tehran ‌Cinema-ye Azad
Release Date: 1971

Plot:
Every day, a young trumpeter plays his trumpet from a high place, facing the city. Events around him suggest something is happening in society. The young man is arrested by government agents. An old man who had previously watched the young man with indifference tries to continue his work.

Awards:
The 4th Cinema-ye Azad Festival, 1972 (Winner of the The Simin Statue – Cinema-ye Azad diploma for Nematollah Gorji, the film actor)
The 5th Sepas Film Festival, 1972 (Winner of the Best 8mm Short Film)
The Ministry of Culture and Art Festival, 1973 (Winner of the Third Prize)
Mazandaran Cinema-ye Azad 8mm Film Festival, 1973 (The Second Honorary Diploma – Audience’s Honorary Diploma)

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