Bodyguard () is a 2016 Iranian film about a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures in Iran. The film is written and directed by Iranian film director Ebrahim Hatamikia. The film was first shown in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival. Parviz Parastoui, Merila Zarei, and Babak Hamidian star in the movie. It is produced by Ehsan Muhammad Hasani.
Synopsis Bodyguard is the story of a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures. However, he gets into trouble when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest approaches the vice president. The director of the film stated "some motifs in Bodyguard to recollect his 1999 hit The Glass Agency."
Cast Parviz Parastoui Merila Zarei Babak Hamidian Mahmud Azizi Amir Aghaei Farhad Ghaemian Diba Zahedi Pedram Sharifi Kamran Najafzadeh
Awards and nominations
The awards the film won and was nominated for at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival include: Year Award Category Recipient Result2016Fajr International Film Festival Best Actor Parviz Parastouee Best Music Karan Homayounfar Best Filmography Mahmoud Kalari Best visual effects Hadi Eslami2016 Best films according to audiences view Ehsan Mohammad Hassani Second Best voice Bahman Ardalan and Seyyed Alireza Alavian
The film nominated in four categories at Madrid International Film Festival: Year Award Category Recipient Result2017Madrid International Film Festival Best Foreign Film Ehsan Mohammad Hasani Best Actor Parviz Parastouee Best Supporting Actor Babak Hamidian Best Editing Mehdi Husseinvand
At the 2nd Vienna Independent Film Festival the film won the following awards:
Year Award Category Recipient Result2017VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival Best Feature Film Ebrahim Hatamikia Best Director Ebrahim Hatamikia Best Supporting Actor Babak Hamidian Best Art Direction Ebrahim Hatamikia
Other Awards: Winner of the Special Award for Directing at the 10th Iranian Film Critics Festival.
References
External links Bodyguard website