Bending the Rules (2013 film)

Bending the Rules (Persian: قاعده تصادف, romanized: Ghaedeye tasadof, meaning The Rule of Accident) is a 2013 Iranian drama film directed, written and produced by Behnam Behzadi.^[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival and received 3 Awards and 3 nominations.^[3][4]

Bending the Rules
Film poster
Directed by	Behnam Behzadi
Written by	Behnam Behzadi
Produced by	Behnam Behzadi
Starring	Neda Jebraeili Amir Jafari Elahe Hesari Ashkan Khatibi Mehrdad Sedighian Mohammad Reza Ghaffari Baharan BaniAhmadi Martin Shamoonpour Roshanak Gerami
Cinematography	Amin Jafari
Edited by	Behnam Behzadi
Music by	Martin Shamoonpour
Release dates	February 1, 2013 (2013-02-01) (FIFF) March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16) (Iran)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Cast

• Neda Jebraeili as Shahrzad
• Amir Jafari as Shahrzad's Father
• Ashkan Khatibi as Amir
• Mehrdad Sedighian as Bardia
• Baharan Bani Ahmadi as Parisa
• Mohammad Reza Ghaffari as Mehrdad
• Elahe Hesari as Ladan
• Martin Shamoonpour as Martin
• Roshanak Gerami as Maryam
• Soroush Sehhat as Shahrzad's Uncle
• Omid Roohani as Parisa's Father
• Soroosh Malamir as Asad
• Ehsan Mahsouri^[5]

Reception

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	Fajr Film Festival	Best Director	Behnam Behzadi	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Behnam Behzadi	Won
		Best Sound Recording	Yadollah Najafi	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Neda Jebraeili	Nominated
		Best Actor	Amir Jafari	Nominated
	Fajr International Film Festival	Audience Choice of Best Film	Behnam Behzadi	Nominated
		Best Film	Behnam Behzadi	Won
2013	International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg	Special Award of the International Jury	Behnam Behzadi	Won
2013	Three Continents Festival	Audience Award	Behnam Behzadi	Won
		Golden Montgolfiere	Behnam Behzadi	Nominated
2013	Tokyo International Film Festival	Special Jury Prize	Behnam Behzadi	Won
		Tokyo Grand Prix	Behnam Behzadi	Nominated

References

1. ".: Iranian Movie DataBase فيلم قاعده تصادف :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
2. Adams, Mark; critic2013-10-29T07:50:00+00:00, chief film. "Bending The Rules". Screen. Retrieved 2022-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "ماهنامه سینمائی فیلم". www.film-magazine.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
4. "نقد فیلم "قاعده ی تصادف" فیلمی از بهنام بهزادی :: یادداشت های سینمایی". m-reza.blog.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
5. "معرفی فیلم قاعده تصادف". زومجی (in Persian). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

External links

• Bending the Rules at IMDb