Zohal

SYNOPSIS

The story of the life of a 12-year-old girl named Zohel, who was exposed to child marriage.

Director Statement

Majbourabad is a region in Yazd and Kerman province where illegal immigrant Afghans live in quarantine like other settlements in the country, and in fact it can be called a small Afghanistan that has little connection with the outside world. has its own The story of my film is a teenage Afghan girl who lives in this town. At the age of thirteen, this girl is one of the victims of early marriage. The female actress of this film, who was from that town, was engaged to her cousin during the filming of the film, and she became pregnant only one year after that time.

This short film centered on the social problem of “child marriage” is based on real events.

Crew

Director & Screen writer: Nasrin Mohammadpour

Director of Photography: Ramin Rastjou

Edited by: Pooyan Sholevar

Music & Sound Designer: Hossein Ghourchian

Set & Costumes Designer: Mahboubeh Soltani

Make-Up Designer: Anahita Mousavi

Production Manager: Nasir Golzadeh

Sound Mixer: Ahmad Mohammadi

Script supervisor: Malihe kouroshzadeh

Colorist: Saman Vafaei

Producer: Nasrin Mohammadpour, Iranian Youth Cinema Society

Cast: Mohammad Jahanpa, Sepideh Mozaheb

TECHNICAL INFO
Film Title (original): زحل
Film Title (International / English): Zohal
Film Type: Short Film, Narrative Fiction
Genres: Drama
Special Subject: Human Rights / War
Runtime: 5 min 51 sec
Completion Date: March 2022
Country of Origin: Iran
Country of Filming: Iran
Film Language: Persian (Farsi)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Shooting Format: Digital (4k) on Sony FS7
Aspect Ratio: 1:1.85
Film Color: Color
Screening Format: DCP (non encrypted)
Framerate: 25 fps
Audio Format: 24 bit/48KHz stereo,