Production Date : 2003
Director : Marzieh Meshkini
Producer : Makhmalbaf Film House
Synopsis:
A couple of little kids (a brother and sister) living in Kabul of Afghanistan save a dog-said to be belonging to foreigners-from some children who want to harm him, and refer to the city’s prison. The prison guard tells them that visiting hours are over but they claim that they are not visitors but prisoners. The guard asks why they are outside the prison and the kids say: “We are night prisoners.” After a physical inspection they are taken to the cell and it becomes clear that in fact it is their mother who is a prisoner and since her kids have no place to stay they have been permitted to stay with their mother at nights.
Written and Directed by: Marziyeh Meshkiny
Still photography & Produced by: Maysam Makhmalbaf
Cast:
Gol Ghoti: Girl
Zahed: Boy
Twiggy: Dog
Agheleh Rezaii: Mother
Sohrab Akbari: Guard Atef
Jamil Ghanizadeh: Angry guard
Agheleh Shamsollah: Female guard
Set Designer: Akbar Meshkini
Director of Photography: Ebrahim Ghafouri
Executive Manager:
Mohammad Ahmadi
Fakhruddin Ayyam
Sound: Farrokh Fadaei
Post production sound engineer: Hossein Mahdavi
Editor: Mastaneh Mohajer
Mix: Behrooz Shahamat
Music: Mohamad Reza Darvishi
Assistants Director:
Kaveh Moeinfar
Hana Makhmalbaf
Festivals:
Venice Film Festival (in official Competion), Italy 2004
Hamburg Film Festival,Germany 2004
Toronto Film Festival, Canada 2004
Chicago Film Festival, USA 2004
London Film Festival, UK 2004
Washington, National Gallery of Art, USA 2004
Palm Springs Film Festival, USA 2005
Bermuda Film Festival, Bermuda 2005
Hong kong Film Festival, China 2005
Mexico Film Festival, Mexico 2005
Mar del plada Film Festival, Argentina 2005
Singapore Film Festival, Singapore 2005
Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Czech Republic 2005
Osian's Cine fan Film Festival, India 2005
Miami Film Festival, USA 2005
Terre des femmes Film Festival, Germany 2005
International Awards:
Unicef Award, Venice, Italy, 2004
The Silver Camera Award (for cultural and artistic communications) Venice, Italy, 2004
Fipresci Prize, Singapore Film Festival, 2005
Netpac Prize, Singapore Film Festival, 2005
Best Actress Award, Paris International Film Festival, 2005
Best Film Award, Bermuda International Film Festival, 2005