| Summer with Hope | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Persian | Tabestan Ba Omid |
| Directed by | Sadaf Foroughi |
| Written by | Sadaf Foroughi |
| Produced by | Sadaf Foroughi Kiarash Anvari Christina Piovesan |
| Starring | Mehdi Ghorbani Leili Rashidi Benyamin Peyrovani |
| Cinematography | Amin Jafari |
| Edited by | Kiarash Anvari |
| Music by | Soheil Peyghambari |
Production companies | First Generation Films Sweet Delight Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Summer with Hope (Persian: Tabestan Ba Omid) is a 2022 Canadian-Iranian drama film, directed, written and co-produced by Sadaf Foroughi.[1] The film premiered on July 7, 2022 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Premise
Omid, a teenage athlete who is barred for bureaucratic reasons from a swimming competition; however, as his estranged father has made his consent to a divorce from his mother (Leili Rashidi) conditional on Omid's performance in the competition, he begins to train in open-water swimming under the coaching of Mani (Benyamin Peyrovani), with their increasingly close friendship leading to community rumours and allegations they are engaging in a gay sexual relationship with each other.[2]
Release
The film premiered on July 7, 2022 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film.[4]
Awards
The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Motion Picture, Best Supporting Performance in a Film (Rashidi) and Best Original Screenplay (Foroughi).[5]
References
- ↑ Guy Lodge, "‘Summer With Hope’ Review: Lyrical Iranian Tragedy is Initially Cryptic, Slowly Revealing and Finally Wrenching". Variety, July 8, 2022.
- ↑ Neil Young, "‘Summer With Hope’: Karlovy Vary Review". Screen Daily, July 11, 2022.
- ↑ Scott Roxborough, "Karlovy Vary Fest Adds Documentary ‘Lynch/Oz,’ Three World Premieres to Complete Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter, June 17, 2022.
- ↑ Steve Pond, "‘Summer With Hope,’ ‘Word’ Win Top Prizes at Karlovy Vary Film Festival". TheWrap, July 9, 2022.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
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