Country: Germany, Iran
Year: 2010
Duration: 92'
the hunter Ali has just gotten out of prison. He has a night job but tries to spend as much time as he can with his family. He has also taken up his hobby once again: hunting. But the man’s life is devastated by the accidental death of his wife, who was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout, and by the subsequent disappearance of his daughter. The man’s frustration and horror grow after he goes to the police station. Ali decides to shoulder his rifle and goes beyond the limit, until the line between hunter and hunted becomes blurred. “The film concentrates on hunting down to explore the pressure of a time bomb society. The hunter could obviously be seen as the leading character Ali, but there can also be other interpretations. Keeping things open is an important element of my filmmaking. In Iran, when we invite someone to dinner, we offer our guests as many dishes as possible. But at the dinner they are free to choose themselves what to eat. I respect the audience by allowing them the choice to think as they would like.”
Biography
film director
Rafi Pitts
Rafi Pitts (Mashhad, Iran, 1967) graduated in film and photography from Harrow College in London, where he moved in 1981 after the conflict between Iran and Iraq broke out. He then worked in Paris with Leos Carax, Jacques Doillon and Jean-Luc Godard. His first feature film, The Fifth Season (1997), was selected for Venice and was the first Franco-Iranian coproduction since 1979. Sanam (2000) received numerous awards, including Best Film at the Festival of Valencia and special jury prize at the Manheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival. It’s Winter (2006), which was presented in Berlin, won various prizes, including Best Film at the Damascus Film Festival. In 2007, he received the Emerging Masters Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia/filmography
In Exile (cm, 1991), Salandar (cm, 1994), Fasl-e panjom (The Fifth Season, 1997), Sanam (2000), Cinéma, de notre temps (ep. Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty, tv, doc., 2003), It’s Winter (2006), Shekarchi (The Hunter, 2010)
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Rafi Pitts
fotografia/cinematography
Mohammad Davudi
montaggio/film editing
Hassan Hassandoost
scenografia/production design
Malak Khazai
suono/sound
Malak Khazai
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Rafi Pitts (Ali Alavi), Mitra Hajjar (Sara), Ali Nicksaulat (l’ufficiale di polizia/Police Officer), Hassan Ghalenoi (il poliziotto/Policeman), Manoochehr Rahimi (l’ispettore/Inspector), Ismail Amini (il ragazzo nel deposito/Young Man in Warehouse), Nasser Madahi (la guardia notturna anziana/Old Night Guard), Ali Mazinani (la guardia notturna giovane/Young Night Guard), Ossta Shah-Tir (il padre di Ali/Ali’s Father), Malak Khazai (la madre di Ali/Ali’s Mother), Saba Yaghoobi (la figlia di Ali/Ali’s Daughter)
produttore/producer
Thanassis Karathanos
produzione/production
Twenty Twenty Vision
coproduttore/coproducer
Mohammad Reza Takhtkeshian
coproduzione/coproduction
Aftab Negaran Film Productions
distribuzione/distribution
Fandango
vendita all’estero/world sales
The Match Factory
