48 HOURS
​​​​by Azadeh Moussavi

20min | Iran | 2022

After three years in prison, Nader is given a furlough to go home. He has 48 hours to become a father to his four years old daughter.
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Year of production 2022
Length 20'
Country Iran
Shooting Format 4K
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Dialogue Persian
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Director Azadeh Moussavi
Producer Azadeh Moussavi
Co-Producer Siamak Zarin
Writer Azadeh Moussavi
Cinematographer Masoud Amini Tirani
Editor Sepideh Abdolvahab
Sound Designer & Mix Ensieh Maleki
Sound Recording Hasan Shabankareh
Music Afshin Azizi
Production Manager Arash Mohamadian
Assistant Directors Ghazal Masoumi, Amir Hosein Biug Aghazadeh
Script Supervisor Fereshteh Hejazi
Graphic Design Arman Kouchaki
Cast Baran Kosari, Reza  Akhlaghi Rad, Dorin Afsharian
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Festival selections
MedFilm Festival 2022, Italy - World Premiere, Jury Special Mention
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2023, Australia - Special Jury Prize
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2023, France
New Directors/New Films 2023, USA
Women International Film Festival 2023, Pakistan - Best Film Award
Festival International de Films de Femmes 2023, France​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
MARTOVSKI - Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023, Serbia
Aspen Shortsfest 2023, USA
OtherMovie Lugano Film Festival 2023, Switzerland 
​FEMCINE - Santiago Women’s Film Festival 2023, Chile - Jury Special Mention
​​​​Huesca International Film Festival 2023, Spain
International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia 2023, Spain
​Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023, USA - Special Mention
LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2023, Italy
​​Art Film Fest Kosice 2023, Slovakia - Best Short Film Award
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023, Australia
​​La Guarimba Film Festival 2023, Italy
​​Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy 2023, Finland
Atlantic International Film Festival 2023, Canada
Tripoli Film Festival 2023, Lebanon - Best Short Film Award
Madani International Film Festival 2023, Indonesia - Second Award for Best Short Film
​Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2023, Australia
Jagran Film Festival​ 2023, India
​Linz International Short Film Festival 2023, Austria
​Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023, Taiwan - Golden Fireball Award 
Jakarta Film Week 2023, Indonesia
​Ningbo Short Film Festival 2023, China
Shorts Not Pants 2023, Canada
Cinemaforum Film Festival 2023, Poland - Special Mention
​​Lublin Film Festival 2023, Poland
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Director's Statement
My father was arrested for political reasons when I was a child. At 40, I still carry the pain and bitterness of that memory with me. Prison does not only affect the prisoner. The family, and especially the children, feel the negative stress on their spirit and mental state for the rest of their lives.

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