Bending the Rules (2013 film)

2013 Iranian film

Bending the Rules

Film poster

Directed by| Behnam Behzadi
Written by| Behnam Behzadi
Produced by| Behnam Behzadi
Starring|

* Neda Jebraeili
* Amir Jafari
* Elahe Hesari
* Ashkan Khatibi
* Mehrdad Sedighian
* Mohammad Reza Ghaffari
* Baharan BaniAhmadi
* Martin Shamoonpour
* Roshanak Gerami

Cinematography| Amin Jafari
Edited by| Behnam Behzadi
Music by| Martin Shamoonpour

Release dates

* February 1, 2013 (2013-02-01) (FIFF)

* March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16) (Iran)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Country| Iran
Language| Persian

Bending the Rules (Persian: قاعده تصادف, romanized: Ghaedeye tasadof, meaning The Rule of Accident) is a 2013 Iranian drama film directed, written and produced by Behnam Behzadi.[1][2] The film screened for the first time at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival and received 3 Awards and 3 nominations.[3][4]

## Cast[edit]

* Neda Jebraeili as Shahrzad
* Amir Jafari as Shahrzad's Father
* Ashkan Khatibi as Amir
* Mehrdad Sedighian as Bardia
* Baharan Bani Ahmadi as Parisa
* Mohammad Reza Ghaffari as Mehrdad
* Elahe Hesari as Ladan
* Martin Shamoonpour as Martin
* Roshanak Gerami as Maryam
* Soroush Sehhat as Shahrzad's Uncle
* Omid Roohani as Parisa's Father
* Soroosh Malamir as Asad
* Ehsan Mahsouri[5]

## Reception[edit]

### Accolades[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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2013  | Fajr Film Festival | Best Director | Behnam Behzadi | Nominated
Best Screenplay | Behnam Behzadi | Won
Best Sound Recording  | Yadollah Najafi  | Won
Best Supporting Actress  | Neda Jebraeili | Nominated
Best Actor  | Amir Jafari | Nominated
Fajr International Film Festival | Audience Choice of Best Film  | Behnam Behzadi | Nominated
Best Film  | Behnam Behzadi | Won
2013  | International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | Special Award of the International Jury  | Behnam Behzadi | Won
2013  | Three Continents Festival | Audience Award  | Behnam Behzadi | Won
Golden Montgolfiere  | Behnam Behzadi | Nominated
2013  | Tokyo International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize  | Behnam Behzadi | Won
Tokyo Grand Prix  | Behnam Behzadi | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase فيلم قاعده تصادف :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
2. ^ Adams, Mark; critic2013-10-29T07:50:00+00:00, chief film. "Bending The Rules". Screen. Retrieved 2022-01-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "ماهنامه سینمائی فیلم". www.film-magazine.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
4. ^ "نقد فیلم "قاعده ی تصادف" فیلمی از بهنام بهزادی :: یادداشت های سینمایی". m-reza.blog.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
5. ^ "معرفی فیلم قاعده تصادف". زومجی (in Persian). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

## External links[edit]

* Bending the Rules at IMDb