Private Project

Ear-ringed Fish

Director’s statement
Ear-ringed Fish is a combination of myths and the grandmother’s stories and the bitter realities of the daily life. The world of the grownups and children, with allusion to The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, read by the children in the film.
Forced marriage of the young girls and the tragedy of their selling to the rich Arabs in the United Arab Emirates are dealt with in the lower layers of the film. It seems slavery is being repeated once again in the world.

  • alireza saadatnia
    Director
  • alireza saadatnia
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - alireza saadatnia

Cinema directing graduate from Cinema University of Russia (Virgik)

Filmography:
1. Ball, 15 min. Winner of best short film award in 100 Years of the Iranian Cinema Festival, screened in Guttenberg Film Festival, Sweden
2. Scarecrow, 15 min. Screened in Barcelona Independent Films Festival, Gothenburg Film Festival
3. Charlie’s Tragedies, feature film, 75 min. Winner of Best Directing and Best Child Actor awards from Isfahan Children and Adolescents Film Festival, Iran
Screened in New Motherland* and Romistein* Festivals in Austria, Carthage in Tunisia, and Portugal Cinema Museum
4. Ear-ringed Fish, 75 min.

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Director Statement

Director’s statement
Ear-ringed Fish is a combination of myths and the grandmother’s stories and the bitter realities of the daily life. The world of the grownups and children, with allusion to The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, read by the children in the film.
Forced marriage of the young girls and the tragedy of their selling to the rich Arabs in the United Arab Emirates are dealt with in the lower layers of the film. It seems slavery is being repeated once again in the world.