Popular (film)

Popular
Film poster
Directed bySoheil Beiraghi
Written bySoheil Beiraghi
Produced bySoheil Beiraghi
Starring
CinematographyHossein Jafarian
Edited byHayedeh Safiyari
Music byChristophe Rezai
Distributed byPersia Film Distribution
Release date
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Popular (Persian: عامه‌پسند, romanizedAamme-Pasand) is a 2020 Iranian film written and directed by Soheil Beiraghi. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival.[1]

Cast

Commentary and controversy

In 2019, Popular, Beiraghi's third feature film was eliminated from the Fajr Festival's public screening program. The director published a comment on his social media page which read: “God in Heaven!... Popular wasn’t allowed to be screened in Mashhad! I called all the people I knew to ask why. All of them said unanimously, ‘We just obey orders from above!’ I wonder where and who this “above” is! I wish I could talk to this “above”! He or she needs to explain why he doesn't allow the others to see the film while he himself hasn't still seen it and simply eliminated it...” To show respect for his viewers, Beiraghi shared a few minutes of the beginning of his film through live video.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Agency, قوه قضائیه | خبرگزاری میزان | Mizan Online News (February 1, 2020). "آغاز سی و هشتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر با "سه کام حبس"/اکران "عامه پسند" در سینمای اهالی رسانه". fa (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان | (February 4, 2020). "لغو اکران فیلم "عامه پسند" در مشهد". fa (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ "لغو اکران "عامه پسند" در مشهد/ سهیل بیرقی: به همه زنگ زدم همه می‌گویند "از بالا" گفته‌اند!!". www.salamcinama.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. ^ "دبیر جشنواره فیلم فجر مشهد:"عامه پسند" از اول در لیست ما نبود/ از واکنش بیرقی تعجب کردم! | خبرگزاری فارس". www.farsnews.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-01-02.