Tanhavash
Cheetah, for its dark tear line that is stretched from its eyes all the way to the rims of its mouth, is distinct from other cat-like animals. Asiatic Cheetah is a different sub-species from African Cheetah and since it is extinct in all the regions of the world except Iran, it is called Iranian Cheetah. Today less than 100 of this meritorious species are left and it is considered a critically endangered life form.
In 1388(2009) a study kicked-off with the collaboration of Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP), Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) and Plan for Land Society, in Kavir National Park -Greatest National Park of Iran - with the goal of estimating the number of Asiatic Cheetahs left. After intense efforts and stationing numerous trail cameras, only one male Cheetah was registered.
For me, as a wildlife documentarian, this was not a good news at all. So I decided to do my best with all I got to find and register more of this Cheetah in the greatest national park of Iran.
In this quest, that took 6 years and covered an area as vast as Switzerland, but the result was surprising...
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Fathollah AmiriDirector
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Fathollah AmiriWriter
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M. S. FarhadiniaWriter
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Fathollah AmiriProducer
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Nima AsgariCameraman
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Majid MohammaddoustEditor
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Babak MirzakhaniMusic Composer
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Majid MohammaddoustFestival Distributor
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:55 minutes 34 seconds
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Completion Date:March 10, 2016
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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International Cinema Verite Film FestivalTehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
March 10, 2016
Appreciation Certificate -
The Iranian House of Cinema CeremonyTehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
The Best Midd-length Documentary Film -
Wildlife Conservation Film FestivalNew York
United States
October 22, 2016
Best Foreign Film -
10th JAHORINA FILM FESTIVALPale
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 20, 2017
Official Selection -
International VAASA Film FestivalVassa
Finland
September 22, 2016
Official Selection -
Matsalu Nature Film FestivalLihula
Estonia
September 19, 2016
Official Selection -
NaturVision Film FestivalLudwigzburg
Germany
July 13, 2017
Out of Competition -
IRIB National FestivalAhvaz
Iran, Islamic Republic of
The Best Researcher Award -
Grand IndieWise ConventionSouth Florida
United States
August 9, 2018
Finalist
Born in 1981, Iran
Producer & Director
* M.A in Broadcasting Production from IRIB’s University
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Producers Association
1- Sunset of Khojir (2007)
2- Life in Eclipse (2009)
3- In Search for the Persian Leopard (2012)
4- Life in Desert (2013)
5- "Iran Reptiles" Series (2013)
6- Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland (2014)
7- Tanhavash (2016)
8- In the Realm of the Spider-tailed Viper (2017)