The Frog (TV series)
| The Frog | |
|---|---|
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| Persian | قورباغه |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Houman Seyyedi |
| Based on | La Haine (only first episode) |
| Written by | Houman Seyyedi |
| Directed by | Houman Seyyedi[1] |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Saber Abar |
| Music by | Bamdad Afshar |
| Composer | Bamdad Afshar |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Original language | Persian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ali Asadzadeh |
| Production locations | Iran Thailand |
| Cinematography | Peyman Shadman far |
| Editor | Houman Seyyedi |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Distributor | Namava (Iran) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Home video |
| Original release | December 23, 2020 – March 29, 2021 |
| External links | |
| The Frog Website | |
The Frog (Persian: قورباغه, romanized: Ghoorbāgheh) is a crime and mystery series written, edited and directed by Houman Seyyedi and produced by Ali Asadzadeh, produced in 2020–2021 in Iran. This series is the first series made by Houman Seyyedi, the first episode of which was supposed to be released on December 15, 2020, but the broadcast of this series was stopped by court order. Finally, the first part of this series was released on December 23, 2020.[2][3]
Plot[]
In The world is a small place for me, I feel closed everywhere and I can not breathe. It's as if I've seen all these moments before, the trees, the sound of the waterfall, the frogs, I see them when I'm dying.[4]
On the Chaharshanbe Suri day, three friends named Ramin (Saber Abr), Farid (Ashkan Hassanpour), and Javad (Shahrooz Del Afkar) after stealing the weapon of a wounded officer, rob Noori (Navid Mohammadzadeh), Ramin's childhood classmate, who has become a rich and mysterious man...
Cast[]
| Actor | Character | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Saber Abar[5] | Ramin Fayazi | Javad and Farid's friend |
| Navid Mohammadzadeh | Noori Zarnegar | Ramin's childhood classmate, gang leader |
| Sahar Dolatshahi | Faranak Bahrami | Ramin University colleague, material producer, laboratory employee, Ramin's past mistress |
| Fereshteh Hosseini | Leila | Noori's sister, Soroush's love interest |
| Houman Seyyedi | Amirali Shamsabadi | |
| Mohammad Amin Sherbaf | Soroush Gholipour | Abad and Nouri's friend, In love with Leila |
| Nima Mazaheri | Abad | Soroush's friend |
| Kian | ||
| Anahita Afshar | Negar | Amirali's wife |
| Shahrooz Delafkar | Javad Azizi | Ramin and Farid's friend |
| Ashkan Hassanpour | Farid | Ramin and Javad's friend |
| Maneli Rasouli | Young Leila | |
| Esmaeel Soltanian | Nasser Fayazi | Ramin's father |
| Ehsan Amani | ||
| Yadollah Shademani | Abolfazl Zarnegar | Noori's father |
| Omid Mohammadzadeh | Young Nasser | Ramin's father in young |
| Samaneh Moniri | Young Shahin | Ramin's mother in young |
| Peyman Mirzaei | Hassan | Aunt Ramin's husband |
| Ali, Pianist | Piano player in the movie | |
| Youna Tadin | Young Ramin | |
| Moein Shahcheraghi | Saeed | Ramin's sister husband |
| Peyman Pazoki | ||
| Hadi Taslimi[6] | Farhad | Javad's addicted brother |
| Amirparviz Tabrizchi | Foaad | Leila’s ex |
| Fatemeh Mortazi | ||
| Nafas Mohammadi | Nafas,Zari | Foaad’s sister |
| Alireza vatan parast | Ali v | Piano player in the movie |
| Sepehr Sepi | Ali | Piano player in the movie |
Production[]
The Frog series is the first series directed by Houman Seyyedi and is also Navid Mohammadzadeh's first series. The Frog, which started filming in 2019 and stopped production due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, ended its filming in the summer of 2020 and was written in 15 episodes. The filming of the Frog project took about two years.
Resales[]
Negotiations were held for the release of the series on the Netflix platform, but no agreement was reached, and the series was finally released on the Namava platform.[7][8] The first episode of this series was a free impression of the film La Haine.[9] 48 hours after the release of this episode, the series set a record with 40 million views in Iranian home video.[10][11]
Episodes[]
| Episode number | Episode title[12] | Episode time | Date of Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa | 48 minutes | 23 December 2020 |
| 2 | Kill the dogs | 52 minutes | 28 December 2020 |
| 3 | The despicable sticking to the column | 49 minutes | 4 January 2021 |
| 4 | The smell of rotten bitter orange | 45 minutes | 11 January 2021 |
| 5 | Red balloon | 45 minutes | 18 January 2021 |
| 6 | Find your seat | 50 minutes | 25 January 2021 |
| 7 | I found my seat | 53 minutes | 1 February 2021 |
| 8 | As a reminder, you have a meeting today | 47 minutes | 8 February 2021 |
| 9 | The cut finger | 45 minutes | 15 February 2021 |
| 10 | Devil's breath | 48 minutes | 22 February 2021 |
| 11 | Burn him in fire | 43 minutes | 1 March 2021 |
| 12 | Private | 54 minutes | 8 March 2021 |
| 13 | Conspiracy theory | 53 minutes | 15 March 2021 |
| 14 | Red tears | 44 minutes | 22 March 2021 |
| 15 (The Final Episode) | The Frog | 72 minutes | 29 March 2021 |
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Massoud Farasati criticized the series in Haft program and said:
In my opinion, The Frog is not so bad. I think we can talk about this series and especially about directing. I think Seyyedi is ahead of his previous film, but its script is weak.[13]
Brian O’Shea, CEO of The Exchange:
Houman is an undeniable talent and rising star. His award-winning features honed his incredible eye and ability to pace a suspenseful story and build a complex world filled that entertains audiences that love all genres. We are incredibly happy to bring this amazing series to the rest of the world. Much like Fauda, Elite, and others, this foreign language series is primed to take the world by storm.[14]
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21st Hafez Awards | Best Television Series | The Frog | resigned | [15] |
| Best Director – Television Series | Houman Seyyedi | resigned | |||
| Best Screenplay – Television Series | Houman Seyyedi | resigned | |||
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Saber Abar | resigned | |||
| Navid Mohammadzadeh | resigned | ||||
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Fereshteh Hosseini | resigned | |||
| Sahar Dolatshahi | resigned |
References[]
- ^ "دربارهٔ سریال قورباغه". ghoorbaghe.com (in Persian). 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "دانلود سریال قورباغه - سایت". سایت سریال قورباغه (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "پخش سریال "قورباغه" با دستور قضایی متوقف شد". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "The Frog". www.namava.ir. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "چگونه قسمت سوم سریال قورباغه را دانلود کنیم - ایسنا". www.isna.ir.
- ^ "هادی تسلیمی بازیگر نقش فرهاد در سریال قورباغه". پایگاه خبری هنر نوشت (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "احتمال حضور سریال ایرانی قورباغه روی نتفلیکس". ویجیاتو (in Persian). 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "دانلود سریال قورباغه". ایسنا (in Persian). 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Behnegarsoft.com (2021-03-01). "آشنایی کامل با سریال قورباغه". جهان نيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "رکوردشکنی سریال "قورباغه"". مملکتآنلاین (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "سریال قورباغه با ۴۰ میلیون دقیقه تماشا در ۴۸ ساعت رکورد زد". ویجیاتو (in Persian). 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ The Frog (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-02-08
- ^ "نقد مسعود فراستی بر سریال "قورباغه"". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2021-06-11). "The Exchange To Sell Hit Iranian TV Series 'The Frog' During Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "نامزدهای بخش تلویزیون بیست و یکمین جشن حافظ چه کسانی هستند؟". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
External links[]
- Iranian television series
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting original programming