Dressage (Persian: درساژ) is a 2018 Iranian coming-of-age thriller drama film directed by Pooya Badkoobeh. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old girl and her problems and reflects on social divisions within contemporary Iranian society and indicts the middle and upper classes that have lost their moral centre. The film is Badkoobeh's directorial debut.
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Cast
Negar Moghaddam as Golsa
Yasna Mirtahmasb as Amir
Ali Mosaffa as Golsa's father
Shabnam Moghadami as Golsa's mother
Behafarid Ghafarian as Shirin
Alireza Sanifar as Saeed
Reception
Dressage was nominated for Best First Film and received a Special Jury Mention at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival's Generation 14-Plus Awards. At the 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival, Negar Moghaddam won the Asian New Talent Award for Best Actress.