I'm Taraneh, 15 Explained

I'm Taraneh, 15
Director:Rasul Sadrameli
Producer:Mohammad Reza Takhtkeshian
Starring:Taraneh Alidoosti
Hossein Mahjoub
Mahtab Nasirpour
Milad Sadrameli
Music:Madjid Entezami
Cinematography:Bahram Badakshani
Editing:Mohammad Reza Mouyini
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Iran
Language:persian

I'm Taraneh, 15 (Persian: من ترانه، ۱۵ سال دارم|italic=yes) is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Rasul Sadrameli. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot

Fifteen-year-old Taraneh, whose widowed father is in jail, refuses the unwanted attentions of carpet salesman Amir - until Amir's mother, at the insistence of his son, talks Taraneh into accepting Amir's marriage proposal. However, instead of a typical marriage, the union is in form of a temporary religious ceremony or "sigheh." Within four months the couple realize that they are incompatible, they divorce and Amir returns to Germany. When Taraneh discovers that she is pregnant she decides against all advice and intense social pressure, to keep the baby.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Recipients and nominees Result
2002Fajr Film FestivalCrystal Simorgh Award – Best DirectingRasul Sadrameli
Crystal Simorgh Award – Best MakeupAli Abedini
Crystal Simorgh Award – Best ScreenplayKambuzia Partovi, Rasul Sadrameli
Crystal Simorgh Award – Best ActressTaraneh Alidoosti
Diploma of Honor – Best Actress in Supporting RoleMahtab Nasirpour
Locarno International Film FestivalBronze Leopard – Best ActressTaraneh Alidoosti
Special Prize of the Jury – director/producerRasul Sadrameli
Youth Jury Award: Environment is Quality of LifeRasul Sadrameli
Golden LeopardRasul Sadrameli
Thessaloniki International Film FestivalFIPRESCI PrizeRasul Sadrameli
2003Brisbane International Film FestivalInterfaith AwardRasul Sadrameli

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