First Feature
Esfandiar is an aged corpse-washer who lives in an old city. He works in an eight hundred years old cemetery. The story begins where Esfandiar encounters Azrael.
Director: Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Producer: Rouhollah Baradari
Director of Photography: Bayram Fazli
Production Sound Mixers: Hossein Ghourchian
Sound Mixer: Hussein Mahdavi - Mohammad Reza Delpak
Assistant Director: Soheil Rahimi
Camera Crew: Ahmad Kavoosi - Homayoun Ghorbani
Production Manager: Ali Baradari
Set and Costume Designer: Mohsen Amiryoussefi
Unit Publicist: Mohammad Tajik
Graphics: Taha Zaker
Cast:
Abbas Esfandiari
Mohsen Rahimi
Delbar Ghasri
Yadollah Anvari
Asghar Kazemi
Director's
Biography
Mohsen Amiryoussefi born in 1972, is an Iranian producer, writer and director. He also has extensive experiences in the fields of playwriting, photography, making advertising teasers, short films and documentaries. "Bitter Dream" is his first feature film, which has won several awards at international festivals. " Fire Keeper", his second movie was made in 2007 and won the Innovation Award at the Montréal World Film Festival. "Lovely Trash" is his third movie that has met with many positive reviews and successes.
2004
- Dark Comedy /
- Colour /
- 88 min /
- Iran
Festivals
- “Cannes” International Film Festival/ France/ 2004/ “Critic's Week section”
- 45th “Thessaloniki” International Film Festival/ Greece/ 2004
- “Nantes” International Film Festival/ France/ 2004
- “Geneva” International Film Festival/ GIFF/ Switzerland/ 2004
- “Chicago” International Film Festival/ U.S.A/ 2004
- “Valdivia” International Film Festival/ Chile/ 2004
- 20th “Mar Del Plata” International Film Festival/ Argentina/ 2005/ “Competition Section”
Awards
· Winner of “Camera d’or Special Mention Award” at the Cannes International Film Festival/ France/ 2004/ “Critic's Week section”
· Winner of “Golden Alexander Award” and “Best Film Audience Award” at the 45th “Thessaloniki” International Film Festival/ Greece/ 2004
· Winner of “Fipresci Jury Award” at the Geneva International Film Festival/ GIFF/ Switzerland/ 2004
· Winner of “Critic Award” at the Valdivia International Film Festival/ Chile/ 2004
· Winner of” Middle School Students” Award at the 29e Festival Ciné Junior/ Paris & Val de Marne/ France/ 2019
