(Tehran) The film The Night Watchman by director Reza Mirkarimi has been selected to represent Iran at the Academy Awards which will take place in March 2024.
After examining 42 eligible works, the selection committee of the Farabi Foundation “chose the film Negahban-é Shab (The Night Watchman) as a representative of Iranian cinema,” announced this organization, which depends on the Ministry of Culture of the Islamic Republic.
Released in 2022, this feature film tells the story of Rassoul, a village worker who must choose between his moral values and money when he comes to work in Tehran.
Reza Mirkarimi, 56, exploits themes linked to religion and traditions in his films with a humanist approach. He is the author of Under the Moonlight, won the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001, and of So Close, So Far, best film prize at the Fajr film festival in Tehran in 2005 .
Famous Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has won the Oscar for best foreign film twice: in 2011 for A Separation and then in 2017 for The Client, a French co-production.
