Wikipedia:The Badger (film)

The Badger is a 2020 Iranian thriller-drama film directed by Kazem Mollaie about of a 40-year-old woman called Soodeh Sharifzadegan who faces a strange incident, right before her second marriage. It premiered at the 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival, and it was also screened at the Austin Film Festival in its North American premiere, where it was nominated for the Audience Award and won the Best Narrative Jury Award.

Synopsis
Right before Soodeh Sharifzadegan's second marriage, her 11-year-old son, “Matiar” is kidnapped. After considerable effort, Soodeh is forced to ask for the ransom money from her ex-husband, “Peyman”. After Matiar's release, Soodeh, being curious, comes to the sudden realization that it was all her son's plan to provide the grounds for his father's return.

Cast

 * Vishka Asayesh (As Soodeh Sharifzadegan)
 * Hasan Majuni (As Peyman Jenabi)
 * Mehraveh Sharifinia (As Afra)
 * Behnoosh Bakhtiari (As Mahindokht)
 * Gohar Kheirandish (As Auntie Afsoon)
 * Reza Behbudi (As Sirus Sharifzadegan)
 * Mehdi Hoseini Nia (As Rouzbeh)
 * Mohammad Amin Asadi (As Matiar)
 * Siavash Cheraghi Pour (As Exterminator)
 * Mahmoud Nazaralian (As Mr. Islami)
 * Hamid Reza Mohammadi (As Sajjad Soltani)

Credits

 * Scriptwriter and Director: Kazem Mollaie
 * Producer: Sina Saeidian
 * Director of Photography: Majid Gorjian
 * First Assistant Director and Program Coordinator: Alaleh Hashemi
 * Editor: Babak Ghaem
 * Make-Up Artist: Mahmoud Dehghani
 * Sound Recordist: Mohammad Kian Ersi
 * Sound Designer and Mixer: Hosein Abolsedgh
 * Music Composer: Mehdi Panahi
 * Set Designer: Monir Razizadeh
 * Costume Designer: Neda Nasr
 * Production Manager: Hamed Azadi
 * Title Designer & Visual Effects: Amir Mehran
 * Special Effects: Iman Karamian
 * First Camera Assistant: Daruish Rajaei
 * Script Supervisor: Mahshid Sadeghi
 * Still Photographer: Yousef Abdolrezaei, Fatemeh Taghavi

Festival & Awards

 * NOMINATED FOR THE BEST FILM IN THE “23RD. Shanghai International Film Festival” [ASIAN NEW TALENT AWARD] IN CHINA / August 2020
 * Best Narrative Feature Film & Nominated for the Audience Award in the “27th. Austin Film Festival” (USA) / October 2020
 * Nominated for the Grand Prix in the “5th. KineNova International Film Festival” (MACEDONIA) / October 2020
 * Best Fiction Feature Film in the “6th. BangkokThai International Film Festival” (THAILAND) / October 2020
 * Best Foreign Feature & Audience Award in the “29th. Berkeley Film Festival” (USA) / November 2020
 * Audience Award (Honorable Mention) & Nominated for the Best Narrative Feature in the “13th. The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival” (USA) / November 2020
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “15th. Hamilton Film Festival” (CANADA) / November 2020
 * Best Foreign Language Film in the “10th. Weyauwega International Film Festival” (USA) / November 2020
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “7th. Derby Film Festival” (UK) / November 2020
 * “15th. Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival” [NETPAC Section] (INDONESIA) / November 2020
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “9th. Persian International Film Festival” (AUSTRALIA) / December 2020
 * Nominated for the Best Feature Film in the “74th. Salerno Film Festival” (ITALY) / December 2020
 * Nominated for the Best Film in the “17th. Bahamas International Film Festival” [New Visions Competition] (BAHAMAS) / January 2021
 * “13th. Jaipur International Film Festival” (INDIA) / January 2021
 * Nominated for the Audience Award in the “19th. Dhaka International Film Festival” [Cinema of the World Section] (BANGLADESH) / January 2021