Rainy Seasons (film)


Rainy Seasons is a 2010 Iranian film, directed by Majid Barzegar. Barzegar's directorial debut, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Sina, who is left with an apartment to himself as his parents divorce. He finds himself in a difficult situation, hounded by neighborhood tough Masoud to whom he owes money, as he allows Nahid to stay with him temporarily. The movie was originally conceived as a short film before being developed into a full-length feature.

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Writing for SBS Movies, Don Groves panned the film, noting "deficiencies in the screenplay" such as the "insipid, sullen protagonist plus a meandering, listless narrative and a disappointing lack of tension or engagement with the characters." The film nevertheless won the Best Director award at the 2010 Dushanbe Film Festival.