The Night Guardian (2022)

Original title

نگهبان شب

Directed by

Reza Mirkarimi

Genre

drama

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on the role of a night guardian in an apartment building. He grapples with his own past while trying to keep the residents safe.

slow-burnreflectivemelancholicgroundedcharacter-drivenearnestintimaterestrained

What happens

The Night Guardian (Persian: نگهبان شب, romanized: Negahban-e Shab) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed and produced by Reza Mirkarimi and written by Mirkarimi and Mohammad Davoudi. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received 9 nominations, where Mirkarimi won the award for Best Director and Aliakbar Osanloo received an Honorary Diploma for his acting. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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