Day Zero (2020 film)

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Day Zero
Film poster
Directed bySaeid Malekan
Written bySaeid Malekan
Bahram Tavakoli
Produced bySaeid Malekan
Starring
CinematographyAli Ghazi
Edited byMaysam Molaei
Release dates
  • February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01) (FIFF)
  • March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) (Iran)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagesPersian
Urdu
Pashto
German
Budget8 billion toman
Box office8.89 billion toman

Day Zero (Persian: روز صفر, romanized: rooz-e sefr) is a 2020 Iranian action thriller drama film directed by Saeid Malekan and written by Bahram Tavakoli and Malekan.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and earned 7 nominations and received 5 awards.[3][4][5]

Premise[edit]

The story is about the arresting of the famous terrorist Abdolmalek Rigi and how it was accomplished.

Cast[edit]

  • Amir Jadidi as Reza / Siavash
  • Saed Soheili as Abdolmalek Rigi
  • Tinoo Salehi as Farough
  • Mohammadreza Maleki as Security Agent
  • Amin Golestaneh as Bashir
  • Mahdi Gorbani as Suicide Terrorist
  • Abolfazl Amiri as Terrorist Sniper
  • Reza Khodadbigi as Suicide Terrorist
  • Sina Shafiei as Security Agent
  • Abolfazl Saffary as Reporter
* Natalie Lindeman
  • Hamidreza Soleymani
  • Milad Yazdani
  • Mohammad-Ali Rajpout
  • Ebrahim Barzideh
  • Mojgan Mokhber Sabet
  • Navid Karimzadeh
  • Ali-Asghar Sabouri Rad
  • Mohammad Dagheri
  • Mohammadreza Tahiri[6]

Reception[edit]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2020 Fajr Film Festival Special Jury Prize Saeid Malekan Won
Best Costume Design Amir Malekpour Won
Best Special Effects Mohsen Roozbahani Won
Best National Film Saeid Malekan Won
Best First Film Saeid Malekan Won
Best Film Saeid Malekan Nominated
Best Director Saeid Malekan Nominated
Best Screenplay Saeid Malekan and Bahram Tavakoli Nominated
Best Actor Amir Jadidi Nominated
Best Edit Maysam Molaei Nominated
Best Production Design Soheil Danesh Eshraghi Nominated
Best Visual Effects Mohammad Ali Fathi, Mohsen Kheirabadi, Reza Misaghi Nominated
2022 Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Best Editor Meysam Molai Won
Best Technical Achievement Best Special Effects: Mohsen Roozbahani Nominated
Best Creativity and Talent (first filmmakers) Saeid Malekan Nominated

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References[edit]

  1. ^ ""شنای پروانه" و "روز صفر" رکوردداران سیمرغ فجر ۳۸". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-02-11. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان | (February 3, 2020). ""روز صفر" اولین فیلم اکشن ملی ضدامنیتی ایران است". fa (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. ^ "گزارش نشست خبری "روز صفر" در پردیس ملت". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  4. ^ "مسعود فراستی: "روز صفر" به نظر من بهترین فیلم جشنواره است". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2020-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  5. ^ ""روز صفر" کاملا بر اساس واقعیت است/ تا الان ۸ میلیارد هزینه کرده‌ایم | خبرگزاری صبا". خبرگزاری صبا | آخرین اخبار فرهنگ و هنر | سینما و تلویزیون (in Persian). 2020-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  6. ^ "نشست خبری روز صفر/ از صحبت ساعد سهیلی به زبان بلوچی تا حضور سرزده فراستی | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینما سینما". cinemacinema.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  7. ^ "واکنش فرشته طائرپور به عدم حضور عوامل فیلم روز صفر در اختتامیه | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینما سینما". cinemacinema.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  8. ^ "دبیر جشنواره فجر دلیل تحریم عوامل فیلم روز صفر را توضیح داد". ایمنا (in Persian). 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  9. ^ ""شنای پروانه" و "روز صفر" رکوردداران سیمرغ فجر ۳۸". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-02-11. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

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