180° Rule () is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Farnoosh Samadi, starring Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, Azita Hajian and Hasan Pourshirazi. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film received two nominations at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.
Premise Sara, along with her husband Hamed and their young daughter, is invited to a wedding in northern Iran. However, Hamed cannot make the trip due to work obligations, which sets off a series of events that drastically change Sara's life.
Cast
Sahar Dolatshahi as Sara Pejman Jamshidi as Hamed Azita Hajian as Sara's mother Hasan Pourshirazi Bahman Taghizadeh Sadaf Asgari Amirreza Ranjbaran as Sara's brother Mohammad Heidari Navid Bani Katayoun Salki Nava Nemati
Reception Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 14 reviews are positive for the film, with an average rating of 6.1/10. Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult2021Beirut International Women Film FestivalBest Foreign Language Feature FilmFarnoosh SamadiBest International Ensemble CastSahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, Azita Hajian, Hassan Pourshirazi2021Cyprus Film Days International FestivalBest FilmFarnoosh Samadi2021Fajr Film FestivalBest Actress in a Supporting RoleAzita HajianBest Sound EffectsAmir Hossein Ghasemi 2020London Film FestivalAudience Award for Best Narrative FeatureFarnoosh Samadi2020Toronto International Film FestivalBest Film – Discovery SectionFarnoosh Samadi2020Valladolid International Film FestivalBest Feature Film – Meeting PointFarnoosh Samadi
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