| Director: | Reza Mirkarimi |
| Producer: | Reza Mirkarimi |
| Starring: |
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| Cinematography: | Morteza Hedayati |
| Editing: | Reza Mirkarimi |
| Distributor: | Banoo Film |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | Persian |
The Night Guardian (Persian: نگهبان شب, romanized: Negahban-e Shab) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed and produced by Reza Mirkarimi and written by Mirkarimi and Mohammad Davoudi.[1] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received 9 nominations, where Mirkarimi won the award for Best Director and Aliakbar Osanloo received a Honorary Diploma for his acting.[2] [3] It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[4]
The film is about a naive young village boy named Rasool (Touraj Alvand) whose quiet and carefree life is challenged by the trusting Behnam (Mohsen Kiaee), who is the engineer of a construction project.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Film | Reza Mirkarimi | [6] [7] | |
| Best Director | Reza Mirkarimi | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Reza Mirkarimi and Mohammad Davoudi | ||||
| Best Actor | Touraj Alvand | ||||
| Best Actress | Laleh Marzban | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Aliakbar Osanloo | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Safoora Khoshtinat | ||||
| Best Sound Effects | Amirhossein Ghasemi | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Zahra Samadi |