Helia has become thirteen and this led her family to restrict her from cycling.
Helia has become thirteen and this led her family to restrict her from cycling.
THE THIRTEENTH YEAR
(Sizdah Saleghi)
Iran 2023 / 10′
a film by
Samad Alizadeh
with
Samaneh Nourivand
Screenplay | Samad Alizadeh Bahman Ark Bahram Ark |
Director of Photography | Amir Pourhekmat |
Production Design | Milad Delasa |
Costume Design | Samad Alizadeh Mahni Mehrpour |
Editor | Ali Moslemi |
Sound | Hasan Salmani |
Producer | Navid Mohammadzadeh |
Distribution | Esen Studios |
Samad Alizadeh
Samad Alizadeh was born in 1995. Nahid (2020), his first short-film, has won as Best Screenplay at Tehran International film Festival, as Best Short-Film at Zanzibar International film Festival and it got a Special Mention at Freiburg International Film Festival. “The thirteenth year” is his second short-film.
Director statement :
In my country, Iran, there are some norms against women and girls in most families. Therefore in this film, I have tried to narrate this important issue which at first sight seems shallow and not much of a big deal but as a deep and magnificent crisis and cultural disaster in Iranian society which effects children’s behavior, especially a teenage girl during her puberty.
Director statement :
In my country, Iran, there are some norms against women and girls in most families. Therefore in this film, I have tried to narrate this important issue which at first sight seems shallow and not much of a big deal but as a deep and magnificent crisis and cultural disaster in Iranian society which effects children’s behavior, especially a teenage girl during her puberty.