The Annoyed (Persian: آزردگان) is a 2023 Iranian drama film written and directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi. The film focuses on three Iranian filmmakers who want to make a film about society's problems; women's rights and execution. The Annoyed was Ghaderi's third feature film after Immortality and Weightlessness.
The world premiere of The Annoyed was in the main competition of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival. Also, the film premiered in North America at the St. Louis International Film Festival.
Plot Episodic film. It is the story of three directors who try to make a film about social problems such as violence against women and executions.
The director wants to emigrate, but learns that his actor is being executed, so he decides to make a film about the execution. The director wants to make a film about violence against women, but is opposed by her husband. An old director who is told by a doctor that he has cancer and wants to make the last film of his life.
Each of these filmmakers makes a different genre of film and belongs to a different generation.
Cast
Leila Zare Mohammad Amin Farokh Nemati Reza Behboodi Roya Javidnia Hedyie Azidhak
Reception The premiere of The Annoyed was at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China. After that, the film was shown in several international festivals including; St. Louis International Film Festival in the United States and the Kerala International Film Festival in India.
The Annoyed was screened in fifteen international film festivals and received awards in Tajikistan and Mexico.
Awards and nominations +YearFestivalCountryCategoryResultRef(s)2023Shanghai International Film FestivalChinaGolden Goblet Awards2023St. Louis International Film FestivalUnited StatesBest Film2023Kerala International Film FestivalIndiaWorld Cinema2023Toji Somon International Film FestivalTajikistan Best Director2023Chichester International Film FestivalUnited KingdomBest Film2023Winchester International Film FestivalUnited KingdomBest Film2023Human Rights International Film FestivalNepalBest Film2024Sofia MENAR Film Festival BulgariaBest Film2024International Labor Film FestivalTurkeyBest Film2024MICMXI International Film FestivalMexicoBest Film2024Independent International Film FestivalMexicoBest visionary ِDirector2024Independent International Film FestivalCyprusBest Film
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