Dressage (film)

Dressage (Persian: درساژ) is a 2018 Iranian coming-of-age thriller drama film directed by Pooya Badkoobeh. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old girl and her problems and reflects social divisions within contemporary Iranian society and indicts a middle and upper class that have lost their moral centre.^[2] This drama is the directorial debut of Pooya Badkoobeh.

Dressage
Film poster
Persian	درساژ
Directed by	Pooya Badkoobeh
Written by	Hamed Rajabi
Produced by	rouhollah baradari
Starring	Negar Moghaddam Ali Mosaffa
Cinematography	Ashkan Ashkani
Edited by	Sepideh Abdolvahab
Music by	Shahab Paranj
Production company	DreamLab Films
Distributed by	Khane film
Release date	February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18) (Berlin)[1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Cast

• Negar Moghaddam as Golsa
• Yasna Mirtahmasb as Amir
• Ali Mosaffa as Golsa's father
• Shabnam Moghadami as Golsa's mother
• Behafarid Ghafarian as Shirin
• Alireza Sanifar as Saeed

Reception

Dressage was nominated for Best First Film and received a Special Jury Mention at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival's Generation 14-Plus Awards.^[3] At the 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival, Negar Moghaddam won the Asian New Talent Award for Best Actress.