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Iran’s ‘Guardian of the Field’ scoops two awards at Minsk Listapad
The film was awarded a diploma “for deep immersion in the world of catastrophes and revelations of modern social society” and secured the Yury Marukhin Memorial Award for Best Cinematography for its cinematographer Morteza Kafouri, ILNA reported.
The film, produced by the Tehran-based Soureh Cinema Organization and shot by Morteza Ghafouri, follows a village guardian’s confrontation with social upheaval and crisis.
Festival officials opened the event on October 31 and closed it on November 7.
Kheradmandan’s work competed in the main feature film category and, alongside the dual award, helped Iran bring home multiple accolades at the Eastern European festival, media reports indicate a total haul of six to seven awards for Iranian entries this year.
Commenting on the victory, producer Mehdi Faraji called the recognition “a tribute to the unseen crises that bind communities”, noting that the festival serves as a “platform for global voices to reflect society’s fault lines”.
Also, the film is being distributed domestically in Iran, where it has already drawn more than 250,000 cinema‐goers.