Bodyguard (2016 film)

This article is about the Iranian film. For the Hong Kong film, see The Bodyguard (2016 film).

Bodyguard (Persian: بادیگارد) is a 2016 Iranian film about a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures in Iran. It is written and directed by Iranian film director Ebrahim Hatamikia.^[1] The film was first shown in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival.^[2] Parviz Parastoui, Merila Zarei, and Babak Hamidian star in the movie.^[3][4] It is produced by Ehsan Muhammad Hasani.^[5]

Bodyguard
Persian	بادیگارد
Directed by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by	Ehsan Muhammad Hasani
Starring	Parviz Parastui Merila Zarei Babak Hamidian Amir Aghaei
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kalari
Edited by	Mehdi Hosseinivand
Music by	Karan Homayounfar
Production company	Owj Arts and Media organization
Distributed by	Filmiran (Iran)
Release date	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) (Fajr)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Synopsis

Bodyguard is the story of a middle-aged man who protects high-ranking political figures. However, he gets into trouble when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest approaches the vice president. The director of the film stated "some motifs in Bodyguard to recollect his 1999 hit The Glass Agency."^[1]

Cast

• Parviz Parastoui
• Merila Zarei
• Babak Hamidian
• Mahmud Azizi
• Amir Aghaei
• Farhad Ghaemian
• Diba Zahedi
• Pedram Sharifi
• Kamran Najafzadeh^[6]

Awards and nominations

The awards the film won and was nominated for at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival include:^[7]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	Fajr International Film Festival	Best Actor	Parviz Parastouee	Won
		Best Music	Karan Homayounfar	Nominated
		Best Filmography	Mahmoud Kalari	Nominated
		Best visual effects	Hadi Eslami	Won
2016		Best films according to audiences view	Ehsan Mohammad Hassani	Second
		Best voice	Bahman Ardalan and Seyyed Alireza Alavian	Nominated

The film nominated in four categories at Madrid International Film Festival:^[8]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	Madrid International Film Festival	Best Foreign Film	Ehsan Mohammad Hasani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Parviz Parastouee	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Babak Hamidian	Nominated
		Best Editing	Mehdi Husseinvand	Nominated

At the 2nd Vienna Independent Film Festival the film won the following awards:^{[9][10][11][12]}

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival	Best Feature Film	Ebrahim Hatamikia	Nominated
		Best Director	Ebrahim Hatamikia	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Babak Hamidian	Won
		Best Art Direction	Ebrahim Hatamikia	Won

Other Awards:

• Winner of the Special Award for Directing at the 10th Iranian Film Critics Festival.