When the Moon Was Full

When the Moon Was Full
Film poster
Directed byNarges Abyar
Written byNarges Abyar
Morteza Esfahani
Produced byMohamad-hossein Ghasemi
StarringElnaz Shakerdoost
Hootan Shakiba
CinematographySaman Lotfian
Edited byHamid Najafi Rad
Music byMasoud Sekhavatdoost
Distributed byNoore Taban
Release date
  • 2019 (2019)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

When the Moon Was Full (Persian: شبی‌ که ماه کامل شد) is a 2019 Iranian drama film written and directed by Narges Abyar. The film is based on the true story of the brother and sister-in-law of Abdolmalek Rigi, the former leader of the Jundallah terrorist group in the Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.[1][2] It won multi awards including the Crystal Simorgh for Best Film at the 37th Fajr Film Festival.

  1. ^ "Iran's Fajr Film Festival: 'The Night Moon Was Full' Rakes In Awards". tasnimnews.com. tasnimnews. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ Faghihi, Rohollah (21 February 2019). "True stories of terror stun critics at Iranian film festival". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2019.