The Painting Pool

The Painting Pool (Persian: حوض نقاشی‎, translit. Hoze Naghashi) is a 2013 Iranian drama film written and directed by Maziar Miri.[1] The film released on March 13, 2013 in Tehran and centers upon the interpersonal dynamics between a set of mentally challenged parents and their child.[2] Iran reviewed the movie as a potential selection for contention for a 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[3] but did not select the film.

The Painting Pool
Directed byMaziar Miri
Produced byManouchehr Mohammadi
Written byHamed Mohammadi
StarringShahab Hosseini
Negar Javaherian
Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee
Sepehrad Farzami
Siamak Ehsaei
Elham Korda
Distributed byIranian Independents
Release date
  • 13 March 2013 (2013-03-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Synopsis

Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) try to do their best in life, but are met with several obstacles due to being mentally challenged. Their son Soheil was born without any defects and initially does not realize how his parents differ from other adults until he begins to grow older. This leads to complications when his teachers request that his mother come to school for a parent-teacher conference, as Soheil is afraid that his parents will humiliate him. As a result Soheil spends more and more time with Amirali, his teacher's son, and eventually moves in with them after his father loses his job.

Cast

Reception

Serat News reviewed the film.[4]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2013 31st Fajr Film Festival Audience Award Best Film[5] The Painting Pool Won
Best Set & Costume Design[6] Won
Best Actress Negar Javaherian Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards UNESCO Award[7] The Painting Pool Won
Best Performance by an Actress Negar Javaherian Nominated
2014 Lisboa Film Festival Special Best Actor Shahab Hosseini Won
Sharjah International Children's Film Festival Best Film The Painting Pool Won

References
  1. "Iranian film explores love through mentally challenged couple". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. "Iran's "Painting Pool" Wins UNESCO Award at APSA 2013". Mehr News Agency (subscription required). Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Iran to review 12 films for Oscar submission". Tehran Times. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "یک عاشقانه سینمایی/نقدی بر فیلم "حوض نقاشی"". Serat News (in Persian). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. "'Painting Pool' grabs UNESCO award at Asia Pacific contest". UN. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "Award Winners". Fajr Film Festival (in Persian). Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. "NEGAR JAVAHERIAN FOR THE PAINTING POOL". APSA. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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