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Wikipedia article




'The Last Days of Winter' is a 2011 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei.

Production



It took Oskouei four years to obtain the permit necessary to make the documentary, and he only had 12 days to actually film.

Festivals



* 24th IDFA, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2011, The Netherlands. Reflecting Images: Panorama & DOC U section .

* International Documentary Edge Film Festival, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, 2012

* Middle East Now Film Festival, Florence, Italy, 2012

* 7th International Oriental Film Festival in Geneva, Switzerland, 2012.

* 11th Documentary Film Festival in Lasalle Cvennes, France, 2012

* 6th Filemon, International Children's Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium. 2012

* 12th "Escales Documentaires", La Rochelle, France, 2012.

* Documentary Film Month at the ancient chapel of the Abbey of Aniane, France, 2012

* 21st "Traces de Vies" Festival, Clermont Ferrand, France, 2012.

* Black Movie Film Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013

* Atmosphres 53, 5me Festival du Film Judiciaire de Laval, France, 2013

* 3me Festival Documentaire "Enfance dans le monde", Paris, France, 2013.

* 3rd Prague, Iranian Film Festival, Czech Republic. 812 January 2014

* 13th True/False Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, US. 36 March 2016.

Awards



* Winner of Blackberry IDFA Doc U Award 2011

* Winner of Golden FIFOG for best documentary at the 7th International Oriental Film Festival in Geneva, 2012.

* Winner of Youth Selection Award at the 12th Escales Documentaires, La Rochelle, France, 2012.

* Winner of Jury's Special Mention at the 22nd Traces de Vies International Documentary Film Festival, France 2012.

Reviews



Taylor Wanbaugh of 'VOX' Magazine called 'The Last Days of Winter' "a fantastic examination of the human spirit." He added, "Its easy to forget where these boys are and all theyve had to go through in their short lives, but their big brown eyes tell the tales of their sadness."

References




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