Private Project

Najibeh

Najibeh is a religious and poor old woman who wants to commit a crime because she needs to go to prison for a while. To accomplish her goal, she needs to accompany, so she tries to get help from her friend.

  • Mostafa Gandomkar
    Director
  • Mostafa Gandomkar
    Producer
  • Mostafa Gandomkar
    Writer
  • Manzar Lashkari
    Key Cast
    "Najibeh"
  • Shohreh Soltani
    Key Cast
    "Homeyra"
  • Majid Yazdani
    Director of Photography
  • Majid Mohammaddoust
    First Assistant Director and Draftsperson
  • Mahmoud Asmani
    Makeup Designer
  • Mostafa Gandomkar
    Film Editor
  • Morteza Toghroljerdi
    Film Editor
  • Farshad Moshfeghi
    Music
  • Majid Mohammaddoust
    Festival Distributor
  • Mahmoud Mousavi Nejad
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 14 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Shanghai International Film Festival
    Shanghai
    China
    July 27, 2020
    World Premiere
    Asian New Talent awards
  • 15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF)
    Yogyakarta
    Indonesia
    November 25, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mostafa Gandomkar

Mostafa Gandomkar, 1986, Iran
Producer and Director

M.A in Cinema from Tehran University of Art

Alan / 2017 / 20 min
Coat/2012/ 12 min
Be Soo-Ye Khoshbakhti/2009/ 15 min

He is currently teaching cinema at some universities and Iranian Youth Cinema Society as well.
He started artistic activities in cinema by photography when he was studying graphic as his bachelor's.
He started documentary filmmaking by directing “Be Soo-ye Khoshbakhti” at the beginning of his master.
He continued by documentary film editing and directing.

“Alan” as the only short film from Iran in 39th Clermont-errand International Short Film Festival, came out du his orientation of integration documentary and drama with his ethnographic approach to portray a day in the life of a Kurdish family just before dispersion!
Alan has been to more than twenty prestigious short film festivals and has been awarded.

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Director Statement

The initial idea for the script of “Najibeh” was formed after reading news about the rise in the number of elderly prisoners in Japan; elderly individuals who seek refuge in prisons to escape financial problems and the pressure of being a burden to their children and to the society. What I realized later was that the same issue is slightly common in Iran. However, instead of elderly individuals, it included the homeless, the poor, and addicted.

As a result of this process, the idea and the script for Najibeh was formed. My objective in the script for the Movie Najibah was to demonstrate a religious mother who is punished by a system and government that trained her religiously to perform the sacrifice.

In other words, a question about the borderline in the society between one who offends and one who sacrifices.