Gilaneh (film)

Gilaneh is a 2004 film by Rakhshān Banietemad and Mohsen Abdulvahab. The film was nominated for three Crystal Simorghs at the Fajr Film Festival, which won Simorgh for Best Make-up and a Special Jury Prize, and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, nominated for Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress.

Plot
This film takes a look at the early days of the war and the deployment of young forces to the front. Naneh Gilaneh and her young son and daughter live a difficult life during the war and the bombing of Tehran.

Cast

 * Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Gilaneh
 * Bahram Radan as Esmail
 * Baran Kosari as Maygol
 * Zhaleh Sameti as Atefeh
 * Shahrokh Foroutanian as Dr. Dabiri
 * Majid Bahrami as The Soldier
 * Nireh Farahani
 * Niloufar Khosh Kholgh
 * Mehdi Daneshraftar
 * Amirhosein Ghodsi

Awards

 * Jury commendation plaque; Best Director;  Rakhshan Bani-Etemad;  7th Canary Islands International Film Festival;  Competition section;  2006
 * Special Jury Prize; Best Director;  Rakhshan Bani-Etemad;  10th Holy Defense Festival;  Feature Film Competition Section;  2005
 * Special Award; Best Actor;  Fatemeh Motamedaria;  10th Holy Defense Festival;  Feature Film Competition Section;  2005
 * Pfeiffer Award; Best Movie;  Saeed Saadi;  7th Sine Fan International Asian Film Festival;  Competition section;  2005
 * Netpak Award; Best Movie;  Saeed Saadi;  Twelfth International Asian Film Festival;  Competition section;  2005
 * Netpak Award; Best Movie;  Saeed Saadi;  Twelfth International Asian Film Festival;  Competition section;  2005