The Last Days of Winter

The Last Days of Winter is a 2011 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei.[1]

The Last Days of Winter
Directed byMehrdad Oskouei
Produced byMehrdad Oskouei, Oskouei Film Production
Written byMehrdad Oskouei
Music byMorteza Saedi
CinematographyAshkan Ashkani
Edited byFarid Daghagheleh
Distributed byCinema Guild
Release date
  • 16 February 2011 (2011-02-16)
Running time
52min
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Production

It took Oskouei four years to obtain the permit necessary to make the documentary, and he only had 12 days to actually film.[2]

Festivals
  • 24th IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2011, The Netherlands. « Reflecting Images: Panorama & DOC U section ».[3]
  • International Documentary Edge Film Festival, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, 2012
  • Middle East Now Film Festival, Florence, Italy, 2012[4]
  • 7th International Oriental Film Festival in Geneva, Switzerland, 2012.[5]
  • 11th Documentary Film Festival in Lasalle – Cévennes, France, 2012
  • 6th Filem’on, International Children's Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium. 2012
  • 12th "Escales Documentaires", La Rochelle, France, 2012.[6]
  • Documentary Film Month at the ancient chapel of the Abbey of Aniane, France, 2012
  • 21st "Traces de Vies" Festival, Clermont Ferrand, France, 2012.[7]
  • Black Movie Film Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
  • Atmosphères 53, 5ème Festival du Film Judiciaire de Laval, France, 2013[8]
  • 3ème Festival Documentaire "Enfance dans le monde", Paris, France, 2013.[9]
  • 3rd Prague, Iranian Film Festival, Czech Republic. 8–12 January 2014
  • 13th True/False Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, US. 3–6 March 2016.[10]

Awards
  • Winner of Blackberry IDFA Doc U Award 2011[11]
  • Winner of Golden FIFOG for best documentary at the 7th International Oriental Film Festival in Geneva, 2012.[5]
  • Winner of Youth Selection Award at the 12th Escales Documentaires, La Rochelle, France, 2012.[6]
  • Winner of Jury's Special Mention at the 22nd Traces de Vies International Documentary Film Festival, France 2012.[7]

Reviews

Taylor Wanbaugh of VOX Magazine called The Last Days of Winter "a fantastic examination of the human spirit." He added, "It’s easy to forget where these boys are and all they’ve had to go through in their short lives, but their big brown eyes tell the tales of their sadness."[12]

References
  1. "The Last Day of Winter (2014)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. "'The Last Days of Winter' is a compelling look at young Iranian boys in confinement | Movies". Vox Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "The Last Days of Winter | IDFA". Idfa.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. "EDITION 2012 - Middle East Now Festival". Middleastnow.it. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. "International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. "Escales Documentaires". Escales Documentaires. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. "CHN - CALTURAL HERITAGE NEWS AGENCY - Traces de Vies Documentary Festival Honors Iran Documentary". Chnpress.ir. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. http://www.atmospheres53.org/reflets.php?r=18
  9. "Accueil - Festival Enfances dans le monde". Enfancesdanslemonde.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. "True/False Film Fest". Truefalse.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. Eng, David (25 November 2011). "International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Awards - winners". Chino Kino. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. Taylor, Wanbaugh (5 March 2016). "'The Last Days of Winter' is a compelling look at young Iranian boys in confinement". Vox Magazine. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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