180° Rule (film)

180° Rule (Persian: خط فرضی, romanized: Khatt-e farzi) 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.^[1][2]

180° Rule
Film poster
Directed by	Farnoosh Samadi
Written by	Farnoosh Samadi
Produced by	Ali Mosaffa
Starring	Sahar Dolatshahi Pejman Jamshidi Azita Hajian Hasan Pourshirazi
Cinematography	Masoud Salami
Edited by	Meisam Molaee
Music by	Peyman Yazdanian
Production company	Ali Mosaffa Productions
Distributed by	Pluto Film Distribution Network GmbH
Release date	September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The film received two nominations at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	Beirut International Women Film Festival	Best Foreign Language Feature Film	Farnoosh Samadi	Won
		Best International Ensemble Cast	Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, Azita Hajian, Hassan Pourshirazi	Won
2021	Cyprus Film Days International Festival	Best Film	Farnoosh Samadi	Nominated
2021	Fajr Film Festival	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Azita Hajian	Nominated	[10]
		Best Sound Effects	Amir Hossein Ghasemi	Nominated
2020	London Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature	Farnoosh Samadi	Nominated
2020	Toronto International Film Festival	Best Film – Discovery Section	Farnoosh Samadi	Nominated
2020	Valladolid International Film Festival	Best Feature Film – Meeting Point	Farnoosh Samadi	Won

References

1. Erbland, Kate (2020-09-16). "'180 Degree Rule' Review: Promising Iranian Drama Collapses Under Baffling Character Choices". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
2. "180° Rule". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
3. "برگزیدگان سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند". Fajr International Film Festival (in Persian). February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. "نشست خبری فیلم "خط فرضی" عصبانیت رسانه‌ای‌ها از تناقض و روایت‌ دروغینی از یک زندگی واقعی! حمله به پژمان جمشیدی و دفاع آزیتا حاجیان". Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
5. ""خط فرضی" بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیایی". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 2020-10-31. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
6. ""خط فرضی" برنده جایزه بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیا شد". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
7. ""خط فرضی" برنده جایزه بهترین فیلم جشنواره اسپانیا شد". EtemadOnline (in Persian). 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
8. "خط فرضی (فیلم) - دانشنامه ویکیدا". fa.wikida.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
9. 180 Degree Rule, retrieved 2022-07-05
10. "اسامی نامزدهای سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-05.

External links

• 180° Rule at IMDb