Tardid
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Tardid lit. Doubt is a 2009
Iranian
Crystal Simorgh
-winning film directed by Varuzh Karim Masihi.It was an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet
.Made after 17 years, Tardid is Karim Masihi's second feature film after Parde-ye Akhar (The Last Act).
.His uncle is managing his father's wealth. He is in love with his cousin Mahtab whose father is his uncle's councilor. Siavash gradually realizes that his uncle is going to marry his mother. After some days he also sees a lot of similarities between his own life and of Shakespeare's Hamlet
. He goes to Garo, his best friend, and they try to change the end of the tragic story.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
Iranian
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
Crystal Simorgh
Crystal Simorgh
The Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....
-winning film directed by Varuzh Karim Masihi.It was an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
.Made after 17 years, Tardid is Karim Masihi's second feature film after Parde-ye Akhar (The Last Act).
Plot
Siavash Roozbehan is a young man and he has lost his father after his mysterious suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
.His uncle is managing his father's wealth. He is in love with his cousin Mahtab whose father is his uncle's councilor. Siavash gradually realizes that his uncle is going to marry his mother. After some days he also sees a lot of similarities between his own life and of Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
. He goes to Garo, his best friend, and they try to change the end of the tragic story.
Cast
- Note: Because most of main characters in the film have a reference in Hamlet play the names in the parentheses are given for a better understanding of the film plot and are the external reference to Hamlet characters.
- Bahram RadanBahram RadanBahram Radan is an award-winning Iranian actor.He was born on April 28, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. After attending Farhangian School for his primary education, Hejrat Middle School, and Borhan & Matin High Schools, he started studying Business Management. While attending the university, Radan signed...
as Siavash Roozbehan - Hamlet - Taraneh AlidoostiTaraneh AlidoostiTaraneh Alidoosti is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Iranian actress. In a poll conducted among hundred and thirty film critics by Sanate Cinema magazine she was voted the best Iranian actress of the decade.-Career:...
as Mahtab - OpheliaOpheliaOphelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:... - Alireza Shoja NooriAlireza Shoja NooriAlireza Shoja Noori is an Iranian actor and producer. He got fame for acting in Shahram Asadi's film Rooz-e Vaghe'e in 1995. He also had a role in Varuzh Karim Masihi's Tardid in 2009. He has produced many Iranian films such as "Baba Aziz" and "Mehman-e Maman" and Kiarostami's Five.-External links:...
as Siavash's uncle - ClaudiusKing ClaudiusKing Claudius is a character and the antagonist from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. He is the brother to King Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and uncle to Hamlet. He obtained the throne of Denmark by murdering his own brother with poison and then marrying the late king's widow... - Hamed Komeili as Garo - HoratioHoratio (character)Horatio is a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. A friend of Prince Hamlet from Wittenberg University, Horatio's origins are unknown, though he is evidently poor and was present on the battlefield when Hamlet's father defeated 'the ambitious Norway'...
- Mohammad Moti as Anvari - PoloniusPoloniusPolonius is a character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. He is King Claudius's chief counsellor, and the father of Ophelia and Laertes. Polonius connives with Claudius to spy on Hamlet...
- Atash Garakani as Mah Tal'at - GertrudeGertrude (Hamlet)In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her for marrying her husband's brother Claudius after he murdered the King...
- Mahtab Karamati as Varjavand
- Anoshirvan Arjmand as Khalife
- Farrokh Nemati as Inspector
- Mahmood Pakniat as Uncle Matin
- Kaveh Kavian as Samsami
- Omid Roohani as Dr. Bonyadi
Awards
- Crystal SimorghCrystal SimorghThe Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....
for best film in 2009 Fajr Film Festival - Crystal SimorghCrystal SimorghThe Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....
for best adapted screenplay in 2009 Fajr Film Festival