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Rhino Season
2012 Iranian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhino Season (Persian: فصل کرگدن, Fasl-e Kargadan) is a 2012 Iraqi-Kurdistan-Turkish docufiction film directed by Bahman Ghobadi and presented by Martin Scorsese.[1] Starring Behrouz Vossoughi, Monica Bellucci, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Caner Cindoruk, and Arash Labaf. The movie includes poems read and written by Bayan Nassir.[4]
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The film is based on Iranian Kurdish poet and author Sedigh Kamangar, who spent 27 years imprisoned in Iran while his family was told that he was dead. For many years Sadegh's family cried over a fake grave staged by the Iranian government.[5]
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Plot
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Cast
- Behrouz Vossoughi as Sahel
- Monica Bellucci as Mina
- Yilmaz Erdogan as Akbar Rezai
- Arash Labaf as Son
- Beren Saat as Daughter
- Caner Cindoruk as Young Sahel
- Belçim Bilgin as Female Pimp
Production
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Reception
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
John DeFoe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Haunting feature that crafts fiction from the inspiration of real-life Kurdish-Iranian poet Sadegh Kamangar. Co-star Monica Bellucci may attract much of the attention Stateside, but the film's ravishing aesthetic and multiple points of political interest will make it fascinating to many cineastes".[7]
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Awards and nominations
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