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Kupal wikipedia

Kupal (in Persian: کوپال) is a 2017 Iranian film written and directed by Kazem Mollaie in his feature-length debut. It stars Levon Haftvan, Nazanin Farahani, Pourya Rahimi Sam, and a smart dog named Sharon plays a key role as Haiku.

Plot
Dr. Ahmad Kupal (Levon Haftvan) is a 50 year-old hunter and a taxidermist. Recently, his wife Firoozeh (Nazanin Farahani) has left him because of his job. Firoozeh will come back only on one condition, that Kupal sends Haiku (Kupal’s beloved dog) and the rest of the taxidermied animals out of the house. Moments before the New Year, Kupal and his dog, get trapped in the big taxidermy workshop in the basement of the house and struggle with death for a week. He tries to battle thirst and hunger in his own special way to survive.

Cast

 * Levon Haftvan (Dr. Ahmad Kupal)
 * Nazanin Farahani (Firoozeh Tabesh)
 * Pourya Rahimi Sam (Keymaker)
 * Hossein Shamsabadi (Cabinet installer)
 * Vahan Salimzadeh (Elias)
 * Mojtaba Alizadeh (Tile installer)
 * Hossein Qayebi Shabahang (Motorcycle Courier)
 * Sharon (Starring as Haiku)

Crew

 * Director of Photography: Majid Gorjian
 * Production Designer & Artistic Advisor: Mohammad Akbari
 * Executive Producer: Siamak Kashef Azar
 * Production Manager: Mitra Mehtarian
 * Make-Up Artist: Mahmoud Dehghani
 * Sound recorder: Hamed Samadzadeh
 * Sound editor: Hosseyn Ghourchian
 * Music Composer: Babak Mirzakhani
 * Editor: Emad Khodabakhsh, Kazem Mollaie
 * Still Photographer: Ali Delakabadi
 * Visual Effects & Title Designer: Amir Mehran
 * Color Correction: Saman Majd Vafaie
 * Graphic Designer: Taha Zaker
 * Logo Designer: Abtin Arad

Festivals
Kupal, has been screened at numerous festivals around the world, like:
 * 35th Fajr Film Festival (IRAN) / Feb. 2017
 * 35th Fajr International Film Festival {Market & Video Library} (IRAN) / April. 2017
 * Nominated for the Best Debut Filmmaker in the “11th Celebration of Iranian Critics and Writers Association” (IRAN) / Aug. 2017
 * 14th Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival (HUNGARY) / Sept. 2017
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “6th Iran International Green Film Festival” (IRAN) / Sept. 2017
 * 22nd Split Film Festival (CROATIA) / Sept. 15, 2017
 * 6th Brasov International Film Festival & Market (CANADA) / Sept. 2017
 * 10th Arizona Underground Film Festival (U.S) / Sept. 2017
 * 12th Silk Screen Film Festival (U.S) / Sept. 2017
 * 11th Buffalo International Film Festival (U.S) / Oct. 2017
 * 12th Orlando Film Festival (U.S) / Oct. 2017
 * 34th Bogota Film Festival (COLOMBIA) / Oct. 2017
 * 5th Portland Film Festival (U.S) / Nov. 2017
 * 26th Berkeley Video and Film Festival (U.S) / Nov.2017
 * 12th Hamilton Film Festival - Canadian Film Market (CANADA) / Nov. 2017
 * 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (INDIA) / Nov. 2017
 * 12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (INDONESIA) / Dec. 2017
 * 6th Delhi international film festival (INDIA) / Dec. 2017
 * 22nd Kerala International Film Festival (INDIA) / Dec. 2017
 * 7th Jaipur International Film Festival (INDIA) / Jan. 2018
 * 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (BANGLADESH) / Jan. 2018
 * Closing Film of the “18th Geneva International Independent Film Festival” {Black Movie} (SWITZERLAND) / Jan.2018
 * 20th San Francisco Independent Film Festival (U.S) / Feb. 2018
 * 46th Belgrade International Film Festival (SERBIA) / March. 2018
 * 13th International Film Festival Thrissur (INDIA) / March. 2018
 * 8th Queens World Film Festival (U.S) / March. 2018
 * 10th Trenton Film Festival (U.S) / March. 2018
 * 16th Cine Pobre Film Festival (MEXICO) / May 2018
 * 16th Ischia Film Festival (Italy) / July 2018
 * Nominated for the Best Foreign Feature Film & Best Story in the “21st The Long Island International Film Expo” (U.S) / July.2018
 * 18th New Horizons International Film Festival (POLAND) / July 2018
 * 4th Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (U.S) / August 2018
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “19th Moondance International Film Festival” (U.S) / September 2018
 * 7th Cebu International Film Festival (Philippines) / September 2018
 * 5th Bioscope Global Film Festival (India) / September 2018
 * 6th Haverhill Film Festival (U.S) / October 2018
 * 5th Hanoi International Film Festival (Vietnam) / October 2018

Awards

 * Best Feature Film in the 6th Brasov International Film Festival & Market (CANADA) / Sept. 2017
 * Best Feature Film in the 34th Bogota Film Festival (COLOMBIA) / Oct. 2017
 * Best Foreign Feature in the 26th Berkeley Video and Film Festival (U.S) / Nov. 2017
 * Best Feature & Best Actor and Nominated for the Best Screenplay & Best Cinematography in the 12th Hamilton Film Festival - Canadian Film Market (CANADA) / Nov. 2017
 * Best Foreign Language Film in the 7th Weyauwega International Film Festival (U.S) / Nov. 2017
 * Jury Award (Special Mention) and Nominated for the Best Film & Best Director in the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (INDIA) / Nov. 2017
 * Best Feature Film in the 13th Huntington Beach Film Festival (U.S) / Feb. 2018
 * Best Narrative Feature in the 5th The Fine Arts Film Festival (U.S) / May. 2018
 * Best Cinematographer, Closing Film and Nominated for the Best Festival Theme Film, Best Lead Actor & Best Soundtrack in the “3rd Realtime International Film Festival” (Nigeria) / June. 2018
 * Best Actor in the “3rd Canal de Panama International Film Festival” (Panama) / August. 2018