Golsa (Negar Moghaddam) is a 16-year-old girl living with her middle-class family in a suburb of Tehran. She spends most of her time hanging out with a group of disaffected friends. When she's not running with the group she works at a nearby ranch tending to the horses. After an incident where a little bit of fun goes wrong, the group decide on a course of action that may have unexpected consequences for them all. The events that follow radically change Golsa's perspective on life.
Director Pooya Badkoobeh won a Special Jury Award at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival for his simmering and incisive debut feature. Lead actress and newcomer Negar Moghaddam won Best Actress in the ‘Asia NewTalent’ section at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival.
Director Biography
Pooya Badkoobeh was born into a theatrical Tehran family on January 5th 1983. His father was a well-known children’s TV director and producer, so Pooya spent much of his childhood on set. He graduated in graphics from the Tehran School of Art in 2000 and then graduated in theatrical studies from the Azad University of Dramatic Art in 2005. Since 2003 he’s been working in TV advertising, making both commercial and cultural spots. Parallel to this, Pooya has also made 2 short films, both of which have won national and international awards. Dressage is his first feature film.
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MSP Film Society presents the second annual MSP Iranian Film Festival August 15-18, 2019 at the Film Society’s Screen 3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre. The Festival showcases acclaimed and award-winning new Iranian cinema, and presents a variety of themes, genres, and perspectives of contemporary Iran.
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