Skin (2020 film)
# Skin (2020 film)

Skin (Persian: پوست, romanized: Poost) is a 2020 Iranian fantasy horror drama film directed and written by Bahman Ark and Bahram Ark. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and received 6 nominations and 2 awards including Best Film in Art & Experience Cinema and Best Original Score.

## Plot

In a tale of love, magic and superstition, demonic Jinns threaten a man's mother. He must confront the sins of his family and a curse that spans generations.

## Cast

* Javad Ghamati as Araz
* Fatemeh Masoudifar as Maral
* Mahmoud Nazaralian
* Nasser Hashemi
* Hadi Eftekharzadeh
* Ashegh Vali Abdi
* Narges Delaram
* Ebrahim Dehghanzadeh
* Sadigheh Daryani
* Vahid Shirzad
* Davoud Noor Pour
* Davoud Mazloumi
* Amir Vala
* Samad Delnavaz
* Vahid Delnavaz

## Reception

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Film in Art & Experience Cinema | Skin | Won |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Original Score | Bamdad Afshar | Won |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best First Film | Ark Brothers | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Editor | Mohammad Najarian | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Sound | Sound Recording: Amir Shahroudi | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Sound | Sound Editing: Alireza Alvian | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Costume Design | Rasoul Alizadeh | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Production Design | Pourya Akhavan | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fajr Film Festival | Best Special Effects | Arash Aghabik | Nominated |
| 2021 | Hafez Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture | Fatemeh Masoudifar | Nominated |
| 2021 | Hafez Awards | Best Original Score | Bamdad Afshar | Won |
| 2021 | Hafez Awards | Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal | Skin | Won |
| 2022 | 1st Iranian Cinema Directors' Great Celebration | Best New Film Director | Ark Brothers | Won |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Cinematography | Ali Abpak, Pouria Pishvai | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Editor | Mohammad Najarian | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Sound | Amir Shahordi, Alireza Alavian | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Original Score | Bamdad Afshar | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Technical Achievement | Production Design: Pouria Akhavan | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Technical Achievement | Costume Design: Rasoul Alizadeh | Nominated |
| 2022 | Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association | Best Creativity and Talent (first filmmakers) | Bahman Ark & Bahram Ark | Nominated |
