Zalava (Persian: زالاوا) 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
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult2021Fajr Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorPouria Rahimi SamBest CinematographyMohammad RasouliBest First FilmArsalan AmiriBest ScreenplayArsalan Amiri, Ida Panahandeh and Tahmineh BahramalianBest FilmZalavaBest DirectorArsalan AmiriBest ActorNavid PourfarajSound RecordingRshid DaneshmanSound EditingAmir Hossein GhasemiCostume DesignMohammad Hossein Karami2021Venice International Film FestivalGrand Prize Venice International Critics' WeekArsalan AmiriFIPRESCI Prize (Parallel Sections)Arsalan Amiri2021São Paulo International Film FestivalNew Directors Competition (Best Film)Arsalan Amiri2021Fantastic FestNext Wave (Best Film)Arsalan Amiri2021Duhok International Film FestivalBest Director of a Kurdish Feature FilmArsalan AmiriBest Actor of a Kurdish Feature FilmNavid Pourfaraj 2022Iran's Film Critics and Writers AssociationBest Actor in a Supporting RolePouria Rahimi SamBest SoundRashid Daneshmand, Amir Hossein GhasemiBest Creativity and Talent (first filmmakers)Arsalan Amiri
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