SAMI

Sami, an Arab man from Ahwaz in southwestern Iran, once farmed on his land. But after the war, his farmland became an unexploded ordnance. Mines that can each take a community hostage. Sami's wife is killed by unexploded ordnance on the ground. Sami's wife was pregnant before she was killed. Her baby is born, but one leg is amputated.
The baby girl is growing up and wants to get married. In all the years since his wife was killed, Sami has refused to remarry. Sami is trying to clear his farm of mines. Sami also has to provide a prosthetic leg for his daughter so that she can get married. All the villagers migrate to the city, but the Sami refuse to leave their home and land. Sami opposes the signs of war and builds a bird's nest tank. Sami has no request from the government, except that he wants to clear his land of mines. To clear his land of mines, Sami travels to the Odyssey, where the spectator sees the devastating effects of war on humans, nature, and animals.

  • Habib BaviSajed
    Director
  • Habib BaviSajed
    Writer
  • Meghdad Torfeh
    Producer
  • Sa’eed Negravi
    Key Cast
  • Alireza Shoja Nouri
    Key Cast
  • Mina Daqaqeleh
    Key Cast
  • Amineh Abeyyat
    Key Cast
  • Seyyed Mohammad Al-e-mahdi
    Key Cast
  • Shahrokh Sakhiravi
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    سامي
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • KARUN Pictures
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Habib BaviSajed

Habib Bavi Sajed was born in 1980 in Ahwaz, in southwestern Iran.
He has so far participated in several international festivals, such as the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Dubai, Carthage Film Days, Kazan Film Festival, Al Jazeera Documentary Festival, Al Amal Film Festival in Sweden, and won the award Best Picture Award for the film “War Hymns” from the Documentary Film Festival in Khouribga / Morocco, best screenplay for the film “Sami” from the Kazan International Film Festival
He also produced the first Arabic film in the history of Ahwazi cinema, which was “Sami.”

Academic education:
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film Directing from the Ministry of Culture and Arts in Iran

Training courses:
A graduate of the international director's workshops and winner of the Golden Palm from the Cannes Film Festival, Abbas Kiarostami

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