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

Director of the short film "The thirteenth year"

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.

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The short film "The thirteenth year" - Backstage

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.