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Monaco

Synopsis

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Karim is a security guard at a hotel. One of his duties is controlling the hotel at night on CCTV and not letting anybody drink alcohol in the yard, since it is forbidden by the Islamic law and punished with 80 whips. Karim’s boss tends to blame him for any different reason, so he takes this responsibility very seriously.

Italiano

Karim è una guardia di sicurezza in un hotel. Uno dei suoi doveri è controllare la struttura di notte su telecamera a circuito chiuso e non permettere a nessuno di bere alcolici nel cortile, poiché è proibito dalla legge islamica e punito con 80 frustate. Il boss di Karim tende ad incolparlo per qualsiasi motivo, perciò prende questa responsabilità molto sul serio.

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Arman Khansarian

Short Film | Fiction | Drama

19' 20''

Iran

2020

Persian

English | Italian

Reza Amoozad | Babak Karimi | Arshia Nikbin

n/a

Iranian Youth Society

Arman Khansarian | Saman Salour

Zen Movie

Arman Khansarian

Masud Amini Tirani

Pooyan Shole Var

Yunes Eskandari

Arman Khansarian

Faraz Modiri

Saman Shahamat

Hosein Ghurchian

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Selections & Awards

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IZMIR INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Izmir (TURKEY)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

VILNIUS INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Vilnius (LITHUANIA)

Arman Khansarian - MONA

Arman Khansarian

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Biography

English

Arman Khansarian was born in 1992 in Tehran. He received his diploma from the Association of Young Filmmakers and is currently a student of “acting in theatre” in University of Art and Architecture, Tehran. He is also one of the last graduates from Abbas Kiarostami’s workshops. So far, he has received important awards for his short films in Iran including Khaneh Cinema Festival and Tehran International Short Film Festival. He was also nominated for the best short film at Fajr Film Festival.

Italiano

Arman Khansarian è nato nel 1992 a Teheran. Ha conseguito il diploma presso l'Association of Young Filmmakers ed è attualmente uno studente di "recitazione in teatro" presso la Universiy of Art and Architecture di Teheran. È anche uno degli ultimi diplomati dei seminari di Abbas Kiarostami. Finora ha ricevuto importanti riconoscimenti per i suoi cortometraggi in Iran, tra cui il Khaneh Cinema Festival e il Tehran International Short Film Festival. È stato anche nominato per il miglior cortometraggio al Fajr Film Festival.

Filmography

MONACO

(2020 | short film)

ELEPHANT'S SHADOW

(2018 | short film)

TEAL

(2015 | short film)

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