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Invitation (Persian: دعوت, romanized: Davat) is a 2008 Iranian drama film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chista Yasrebi. It is a poly-layered narrative, with many celebrities in the cast.

Synopsis

Different families face a similar crisis and react according to their specific points of view. It is a Persian drama film about several couples realizing that they are going to have a baby, and each of these couples' lives play out in different episodes through the film.

The film revolves around the theme of abortion and its main message can be interpreted as "a child who is invited to this world should not be aborted" even if it is from a 60 year old, widow or a concubine who likes her job more than her child, or a wandering woman in a city that is distancing herself from her plumper husband. One critic described it as "a movie about abortions in which no abortions happen".

This episode of the film which about two university students Pejman Bazeghi is eliminated after the filming which is considered due to censorship treatments, but Ebrahim Hatamikia considers it as the result of time shortages in the limited boundary for a film.

Cast and crew

• Farhad Ghaemian as Mansur
• Mohammad-Reza Foroutan as Zeynaal
• Mahnaz Afshar as Sheyda Sufi
• Katayoun Riahi as Afsaneh
• Merila Zarei as Bahaar
• Gohar Kheirandish as Seyydeh Khanum
• Soraya Ghasemi
• Reza Babak as Mehdi
• Siamak Ansari as Ali
• Majid Moshiri as Kaveh / Hamid
• Sara Khoeniha
• Sahar Jafarijozani as Sudabeh
• Anahita Netami
• Hoda Naseh
• Negar Foroozandeh
• Negin Sedaghatgooya
• Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia

Production crew includes:

• Sound engineer: Mehran Malakouti
• First director assistant and program planner: Alireza Shams Sharifi
• Script Supervisor: Mina Zarpour
• Photographer: Esmail Hatamikia
• Production manager: Mohammadreza Mansouri
• Special Fx: Abbas Shoghi

Release and reception

Hatamikia chose to release the film before the Fajr International Film Festival and did not enter it into the festival.

References

1. "Davat - Invitation (2008)". Online Film Home. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. Alvandipour, Vandad (3 December 2008). "بودن یا نبودن". Aftabir (in Persian). Retrieved 24 October 2018. .فیلمی درباره سقط جنین که در آن هیچ سقط جنینی اتفاق نمی‌افتد
3. "Invitation (2008) - Ebrahim Hatamikia | Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
4. "Invitation". Mubi. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. Jalali, Sayeh (4 November 2008). "نگاهی به فیلم دعوت ساخته ابراهیم حاتمی کیا". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 24 October 2018.

External links

• Invitation at IMDb
• Invitation on SourehCinema (in Persian)

• 2008 films
• 2008 drama films
• 2000s pregnancy films
• Films about abortion
• Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia
• Iranian drama films