Dancing in the Dust (2003 film)

Dancing in the Dust
Directed by	Asghar Farhadi
Written by	Asghar Farhadi Alireza Bazrafshan Mohammad Reza Fazeli
Produced by	Iraj Taghipoor
Starring	Faramarz Gharibian Baran Kosari Yousef Khodaparast
Cinematography	Hassan Karimi
Edited by	Saeed Shahsavari
Music by	Hamidreza Sadri
Release date	2003 (2003)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Template:Film Iran
Language	persian

Dancing in the Dust (Persian: رقص در غبار) is a 2003 Iranian film directed by Asghar Farhadi.

Plot

When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar (Khodaparast) works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh (Kosari). When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man (Gharibian) who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist in the desert, because Nazar is unwilling to return to the city and wants to catch snakes to make enough money to settle his debts. His verbose, chattering annoys the reticent old man until Nazar's life is endangered.

Cast

• Faramarz Gharibian as The Old Man
• Baran Kosari as Rayhaneh
• Yousef Khodaparast as Nazar

Awards and nominations

Year	Group	Award	Recipients and nominees	Result
2003	Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Director	Asghar Farhadi	Won
		Best Screenplay	Asghar Farhadi , Reza Fazeli, Alireza Bazrafshan	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Faramarz Gharibian	Won
	Moscow International Film Festival	Silver St. George – Best Actor	Faramarz Gharibian	Won
		Golden St. George	Asghar Farhadi	Nominated
	Fajr Film Festival	Special Jury Award – International Competition - Best Film	Asghar Farhadi	Won
	Pusan International Film Festival	New Currents Award	Asghar Farhadi	Nominated

External links

• Dancing in the Dust at IMDb