The Last Days of Winter

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The Last Days of Winter
Directed by Mehrdad Oskouei
Written byMehrdad Oskouei
Produced byMehrdad Oskouei, Oskouei Film Production
CinematographyAshkan Ashkani
Edited byFarid Daghagheleh
Music byMorteza Saedi
Distributed byCinema Guild
Release date
  • 16 February 2011 (2011-02-16)
Running time
52min
Country Iran
Language Persian

The Last Days of Winter is a 2011 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. [1]

Contents

Production

It took Oskouei four years to obtain the permit necessary to make the documentary, and he only had 12 days to actually film. [2]

Festivals

Awards

Reviews

Taylor Wanbaugh of VOX Magazine called The Last Days of Winter "a fantastic examination of the human spirit." He added, "It’s easy to forget where these boys are and all they’ve had to go through in their short lives, but their big brown eyes tell the tales of their sadness." [12]

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