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"THE DAUGHTERS OF SUNSHINE"
(Dokhtarane Aftab)
 

Director & Scriptwriter: Mehdi Nadi
Director of Photography: Mehdi Nadi
Sound: Hossein Ghorchian
Music: Mohammad Sallarvand
Producer: Documentary & Experimental Film Center (DEFC)
2002, 28min, Color, DV

   
SYNOPSIS:

The true story of two sisters who live together but who are completely different. They are old and unmarried one of them playing the role of the man, the other the role of the woman. The central character is the sister who takes on the role o fthe man, smoking Cigarettes, driving a tractor, earning the living. While she holds her own in this masculine society, we see how her real sentiments are, in fact, very feminine.

 BIOGRAPHY:  

Born in 1973, Mehdi Nadi started his career with directing theater. He has directed several short films. He won the award for Best Documentary Film at the Tanfere Film Festival.

FILMOGRAPHY   

  • THE FIFTH RING                           1997
  • MOTHER                                     1998
  • FESTIVAL                                    2001
  • THE DAUGHTERS OF SUNSHINE      2003

FESTIVALS:

  1. Tampere Film Festival (2003) (Finland)
    Winner of the best Documentary
  2. Program of the XVII Parnu Film Festival (2003)
    Winner of The Paulig Baltic`s Prize
  3. Tribeca Film Festival (2004)
  4. FIPA Film Festival (2005)

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