Tardid

Alternative title
Doubt
Synopsis
Iranian feature film whose narrative borrows from Hamlet. Siavash Roozbehan is a young man whose father has died in a mysterious suicide; his uncle is managing his father’s wealth. He is in love with his cousin Mahtab. Siavash realises that his uncle is about to marry his mother. He begins to see parallels in his own life and that of Hamlet; he goes to his best friend, Garo, and tries to change the ending of the tragic story.
Language
Farsi
Country
Iran
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2009
Duration
105 mins
Availability
No archive copy or distributor known (10/2010)

Credits

Director
Varuzh Karim-Masihi
Producer
Saeed Sa’di
Cinematographer
Bahram Badakshani
Screenplay
Varuzh Karim-Masihi
Music
Ali Samadpoor
Cast
Bahran RadanSiavash Roozebehan (Hamlet)
Alireza Shoja NooriSiavash’s uncle (Claudius)
Atash GarakaniMah tal’at (Gertrude)
Taranch AlidoostiMahtab (Ophelia)
Hamed KomeiliGaro (Horatio)

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Spoken in Farsi and Armeninan.
Awards
Winner of the Crystal Simorgh for the best film at the 27th Fajr Film Festival in 2009.

Production Company

Name

Fadak Film

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Tardid". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72885 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)