The Book of Law (film)

The Book of Law
Directed byMaziar Miri
Written byMohammad Rahmanian
Produced byMohsen AliAkbari
Starring
CinematographyShapoor Pooramin
Edited byMohammad Reza Mouyini
Music byMohammad Reza Aligholi
Release date
  • March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25) (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
[1]
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
French

The Book of Law[2] (French: Livre de loi; Persian: کتاب قانون, transliteration: Ketabe ghanoun) is a 2009 Drama, Comedy, Romance Iranian film directed by Maziar Miri,[2] written by Mohammad Rahmanian, and produced by Mohsen AliAkbari. The film is about a Lebanese woman and convert to Islam struggling with the contrast between the behaviour of Iranian Muslims and the principles of Islamic religion. The film stars Parviz Parastui and Darine Hamze.

Plot

Engineer Rahman Tavana, a government employee, falls in love with a Christian girl, Juliet Khamse, while working in an international mission. She converts to Islam, changes her name to Ameneh, and moves to Iran with Rahman. Once in Iran she finds that she cannot accept what she sees as contradictions between the actions of Iranian Muslims, including her husband and his family, and the teachings of the Qu'ran, and eventually decides to return to the Lebanon, where she takes a job as a teacher for refugees.

cast

International Export

The film failed to be granted an Export Licence by the Iranian Ministry of Culture because of fears that the film might be misinterpreted by Western audiences, and Western media would portray the film as an accurate depiction of Iranian life rather than a comedy.[3]

Awards

Celebration House of Cinema[4]

Category Nominee(s) Result Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role Parviz Parastui Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best Actress in a Leading Role Darine Hamze Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best Actor in second Role Davood Fathalibeigi Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best Actress in a second Role Faried Sepah Mansour Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best Actress in a second Role Negar Javaherian Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best composer Mohammadreza Aligholi Nominated House of Cinema Statue
Best editor Mohammadreza Mouyini Nominated House of Cinema Statue

Tokyo International Film Festival[1]

Despite not being granted an export permit, "The Book of Law" was screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March 2009 and was nominated for Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b HKIFF stands for Hong Kong International Film Festival
  2. ^ a b "مازیار میری | آثار | کتاب قانون / ۱۳۸۷".
  3. ^ Regime bans export of film on Iranians' culture.
  4. ^ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase تمام جشنواره های مربوط به فيلم كتاب قانون :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.