title: Skin (2020 film)
text: # 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 |
  