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Melody (Persian: ملودی; Tajik: Мелодия, romanized: Melodiya) is a 2023 Tajikistani-Iranian drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.[1] The film follows a music teacher, Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds.[2]
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| Melody | |
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| Directed by | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul |
| Written by | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul |
| Produced by | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul |
| Starring | Diman Zandi |
| Cinematography | Ali Mohammad Ghasemi |
| Edited by | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul |
| Music by | Fouad Samiei |
Production companies | NAMA Film Serafina TV |
| Distributed by | DreamLabFilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | Tajikistan Iran |
| Language | Tajik Persian |
The film was twice selected as the Tajikistan entry for the Best International Feature Film, at the 96th and 97th Academy Awards.[3][4] In 2023, the film did not appear on the final list because it was not submit on time;[5][6] one year later the country officially submitted the film again, which was ultimately not nominated.[7][8]
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At a children's cancer center, Melody teaches music to 30 children. He wants to compose a piece of music using the sounds of 30 different birds. A simple task, but when they only find 20 birds, Melody accompanied by Mango, a mute housekeeper, will embark on an old singer who knows where the rest of the birds that are being hunted are.[2]
![Thumb](#/media/File:A_scene_from_"Mango"_in_the_movie_Melody.jpg)
- Diman Zandi as Melody[9]
- Alireza Ostadi as Old Singer
- Meghdad Eslami as Mango
- Safar Hakadodov as Groom's father
- Zulfiya Sadikova as Groom's mother
This is a collaborative effort of the state-owned Tajikistan broadcaster, TV Safina and directors's own film company in Tehran, Nama Film.[10]
The movie was selected to be screened at the 54th International Film Festival of India and had its first international screening in the Cinema of the World section.[11][12] The film was also selected for the 21st Chennai Film Festival,[13][14][15] the 24th Keswick Film Festival competition section,[16][17][18] the 42th Fajr International Film Festival,[19] the Competition section in 10th Iranian Film Festival Zurich 2024[20]
the Panorama section of 11th the Silk Road Festival 2024.[21][22] The film participated in the Competition section in the 23th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, Madrid – Spain and won in three sections and was nominated in two sections.[23][24][25][26]
The film was released in Tajikistan on December 25, 2023.[27] International sales were managed by France's Dreamlab Films.[28]
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96th Academy Awards | 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Tajikistan could not send that list on time | [29][6] |
| 97th Academy Awards | 2025 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | pending | [30] |
| 54th International Film Festival of India,GOA | 24 November 2023 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | first international screen at Cinema of the World section | [31][11] |
| 21st Chennai International Film Festival | 21 December 2023 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | screen at World Cinema section | [32][33] |
| 24th keswick film festival | 1 March 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [34][35][36] |
| 42th Fajr International Film Festival | 3 February 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [37] |
| 23th imagineindia Film Festival, Madrid – Spain | 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section:
Won
Ali-Mohammad Ghasemi
Payam Hossein Souri
Foad Samiei Nominated
Diman Zandi
Mahmoudreza Mousavinejad |
[38][39][40][41] |
| Iranian Film Festival of Zurich (IFFZ) | 11 September 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [42][43][44] |
| 11th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, China | 16 September 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Panorama section | [45][46] |
| Izmir film festival | 30 October 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section:
Won
Foad Samiei |
[47][48][49][50] |
| 11th Duhok film festival | 9-16 december 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [51] |
| 17th Eurasia International Film Festival | 24-30 november 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [52] |
| 6thRain International Nature Film Festival(RINFF) | 04-05 november 2024 | Behrouz Sebt Rasoul | Competitive section | [53] |
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