I (Persian: من, romanized: Man), also known as Me, is a 2016 Iranian drama film written and directed by Soheil Beiraghi, in his feature directorial debut. The film was produced by Saeid Sa'adi and Saeid Khani and stars Leila Hatami, Amir Jadidi, Behnoush Bakhtiari, and Mani Haghighi. It was selected for the 34th Fajr Film Festival and was screened in both the Sodaye Simorgh and Negah-e No sections. The film was theatrically released in Iran on 17 August 2016.
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Plot
A woman living a double life earns money through illegal activities, moving through Tehran’s underground while confronting the pressures of law, society, and systems of control.
Cast
Leila Hatami as Azar
Amir Jadidi as Aria
Behnoush Bakhtiari as Maliheh
Hamidreza Saeedikhah as Ahmad
Alireza Ostadi as Amir
Ali Mansour as Mojtaba Barati
Saeed Ataeian as Mohsen
Morteza Aghahosseini as Doctor
Stephanie Kali as Alice
Mani Haghighi as the reporter
Release
Iran
I had its festival premiere at the 34th Fajr Film Festival on 3 February 2016. It was released theatrically in Iran on 17 August 2016.
The film opened in 14 cinemas. According to producer Saeid Khani, it grossed more than 600 million tomans during its first ten days, after expanding to 17 cinemas in Tehran and 10 cinemas in other cities. Khani said that the film became profitable during its second week of release.
The film was reported to have earned approximately three billion tomans in domestic and foreign box-office revenue by the end of its release.
International
The film was screened at a number of international film festivals and cultural venues across Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America.
15th Pune International Film Festival, Pune, India — 12–19 January 2017
China National Film Museum, Beijing, China — 23–29 August 2017
Guwahati International Film Festival, India — 28 October–2 November 2017
6th Iranian Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic — 10–21 January 2017, competition section
7th London Iranian Film Festival, London, United Kingdom — 28 October–7 November 2016
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia — 11–27 November 2016, Forum section
Persian Cine Club, Geneva, Switzerland — May 2017
Iranian Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland — May 2017
6th Iranian Film Festival Australia — 20 October–13 November 2016
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, United States — 20–22 January 2017
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, United States — 26 and 28 January 2017
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, United States — 4–5 February 2017
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States — 11 February 2017