Winners
Feature Film
Creative Scotland and Screen Scotland Presents
A Sylph / World Films Production
in association with Edge City Films
In a poor Iranian village, the children work hard to support their families. One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statuette in the desert. As the authorities search for the lost treasure, sharing Yahya’s passion for cinema, Yahya’s boss Nasser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help the children find its rightful owner.
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Cast & Crew Members
Director/Writer: Hassan Nazer
Producers: Nadira Murray, Paul Welsh
Executive Producer: Jennifer Armitage [Screen Scotland]
Line Producer: Mohsen Mosaferchi
Cinematographer: Arash Seyfie
Editor: Dave Arthur, Hassan Nazer, Reza Jouze
Composer: Mohsen Amini, Mohammad Saeed Shayan
Sound: William Aikman
Cast: Reza Naji, Hosein Abedini, Parsa Maghami, Heliya Mohammadi, Malalai Zikria.
Post Production: Blazing Griffin
Art Work / Poster by: Jen Davies
Festivals
2023 Academy Awards® | Official UK Entry for Best International Feature British
British Independent Film Awards | Official Selection
Winner: Raindance Discovery Award
Winner: Breakthrough Producer
44th Celtic Media Festival, Ireland, 2023 | Nominated
37th Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland 2023 | Official Selection
BIFEST – Bari International Film Festival, Italy 2023 | Official Selection Festival
Pluriel.Les, France, 2023 | Opening Film
Hebden Bridge Film Festival, UK 2023
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 | Official Selection
Winner: Audience Award
Raindance Film Festival 2022 | Official Selection
Winner: Best UK Feature
Dinard British Film Festival 2022 | Official Selection
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8min | 16
Released July 12, 2019
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