No Date, No Signature Explained

No Date, No Signature
Director:Vahid Jalilvand
Producer:Ehsan Alikhani
Ali Jalilvand
Starring:
Music:Peyman Yazdanian
Cinematography:Payman Shadmanfar
Editing:Vahid Jalilvand
Distributor:Filmiran
Runtime:104 minutes
Country:Iran
Language:Persian

No Date, No Signature (Persian: بدون تاریخ، بدون امضاء) is a 2017 Iranian drama film directed by Vahid Jalilvand.[1] It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] [3]

Premise

While driving his car, Dr. Kaveh Nariman accidentally hits a motorcycle that a family was riding on. The family leaves apparently unscathed. The next day, at his place of work, which is forensic medicine, Dr. Nariman comes across the dead body of the son of the same family, but he refuses to face the family of the deceased in order to find out the main reason of the boy's death.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 23 reviews are positive for the film, with an average rating of 7.30/10.[4] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Accolades

No Date, No Signature won the Grand Prix in the International Competition in the 2018 Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF).[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran names nominees for 2019 Academy Awards consideration. Mehr News. 13 September 2018. 13 September 2018.
  2. Web site: 'No Date, No Signature' enters Oscar foreign-language race. Mehr News Agency. 15 September 2018. 15 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Oscars: Iran Selects 'No Date, No Signature' for Foreign-Language Category. The Hollywood Reporter. Nick. Holdsworth. 15 September 2018. 15 September 2018.
  4. Web site: No Date, No Signature. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. 10 June 2024.
  5. Web site: No Date, No Signature. Metacritic. Red Ventures. 10 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Jury and Awards - Edition 2018. BRIFF. 8 May 2021.