Cold Breath

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Cold Breath
Directed by Abbas Raziji
Written byAbbas Raziji
Produced byAbbas Raziji
Starring
  • Bita Badran
  • Nader Naderpoor
  • Majid Mozaffari
Release dates
  • March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)(Atlanta Film and Video Festival)
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Cold Breath is a 2017 film by Abbas Raziji. This movie was placed among 2017's ten best movies by the New Orleans Film Society.

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Plot

Maryam is in her thirties. The one who is born as a girl, passed puberty like a boy and in the way of subsistence tried hard every day just like a man...

Cast

Release and reception

Cold Breath was screened at the competition section of the 41st annual Atlanta Film Festival. [1] It was also screened at the London Independent Film Festival. [2] It went on to win Best Narrative Feature at the Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, [3] the Jury Award for Feature Narrative at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, [4] and the Best Narrative Feature at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. [5] Bita Badran was awarded Best Actress at the Salento International Film Festival. [6] [7] Abbas Raziji won the best director award from AOF film festival. This movie was placed among 2017's ten best movies by the New Orleans Film Society. [8]

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