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Gavazn

Deer | Hirsch
Generation Kplus 2022
© Hadi Babaeifar
Winter has descended on a mountain village in Northern Iran. Still in serious condition, Ehsan’s brother returns from the hospital as snow falls. While the mysterious apparition of a deer in the nearby forest causes a stir in town, Ehsan grows more and more worried about his brother. An ancient legend tells of an angel of death that takes on different forms. When the deer appears at the window in the dead of night, Ehsan sets off to save his brother.
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by Hadi Babaeifar
with Ehsan Bakhshizadeh, Arsalan Bakhshizadeh, Khodadad Bakhshizadeh, Samira Bakhshinezhad Iran 2021 Talysh 14’ Colour recommendation: 10 years and up

With

  • Ehsan Bakhshizadeh (Ehsan)
  • Arsalan Bakhshizadeh (Arsalan)
  • Khodadad Bakhshizadeh (Father)
  • Samira Bakhshinezhad (Mother)

Crew

Written and Directed by Hadi Babaeifar
Cinematography Amirhossein Khoshbin
Editing Mahmoud Ghaffari
Sound Design Zohreh Aliakbari
Sound Hamed Hosseinzadeh
Production Design Mehdi Pourmoussa
Casting Hadi Babaeifar
Assistant Director Mahnaz Jarchi
Production Manager Vahid Hajilouei

World Sales

AtoZinema Pictures

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Produced by

Hadi Babaeifar

Mahmoud Ghaffari

Photos

Hadi Babaeifar

© Hadi Babaeifar

Born in Tehran, Iran in 1983, he discovered his interest in cinema at the age of 20 and bought his own camera. He studied film criticism and acting at the Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture while simultaneously working as a photographer on several feature film sets. When he was 32, he embarked on a directing degree in Tehran, graduating in 2018. His debut short film Deer premiered in Generation in 2022 and is the first part of his animal trilogy. Goosfand is the second film in the trilogy.

Filmography

2021 Gavazn (Deer); short film 2024 Goosfand (Sheep); short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024