page_title: When the Moon Was Full
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: When the Moon Was Full / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Elnaz Shakerdoust won the best actress Crystal Simorgh for playing When the Moon Was Full movie in 37th Fajr movie festival
context_page_description: When the Moon Was Full 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. It won the Crystal Simorgh for best film and other top awards for its cast and crew at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival in 2019. It was produced by Abyar's husband Mohammad Hossein Qassemi.
  The story has some coincidence in nature with Pablo Scobar's life, and some less similarities with Just 6.5 film.
context_section_description: When the Moon Was Full won the Crystal Simorgh for best film at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival in 2019. It also won in the categories of best film, best director (Narges Abyar), best actor (Houtan Shakiba), best actress (Elnaz Shakerdoost), best supporting actress (Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee), best makeup direction (Iman Omidvari), and best costume design.
  After receiving the Crystal Simorgh awards, Abyar said: "I was never nominated for any award in my country and it made me sad. But now I won the Simorgh and this is really valuable to me". Producer Mohammad-Hossein Qasemi, Abyar's husband, donated his award to Azam Mohsendoost, the real-life mother of Faezeh and Shahab.
caption: Elnaz Shakerdoost wins the best actress Crystal Simorgh at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival
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