‌Alamto, A reptile Wonderland (2013)

Director: Fathollah Amiri

  • 00:52
  • IMDB
This film explores the mysterious lives of reptiles in western Iran, particularly in Ilam province, and their unique behaviors. The rare spider-tailed viper, the world’s most evolved viper in bird hunting, is showcased on screen for the first time.
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Alamto, A reptile Wonderland (2013)

Director: Fathollah Amiri

  • 00:52
  • completed
  • IMDB
This film explores the mysterious lives of reptiles in western Iran, particularly in Ilam province, and their unique behaviors. The rare spider-tailed viper, the world’s most evolved viper in bird hunting, is showcased on screen for the first time.

International Cinema Verite Festival
Winner of the Festival Statuette, Firouzeh Badge, Honorary Diploma, and Grand Prize
Tehran – 2014

IRIB Provincial Production Festival
Winner of Best Cinematography Award
Tabriz – 2014

IRIB Provincial Production Festival
Winner of Best Director Award
Tabriz – 2014

IRIB Provincial Production Festival
Winner of Best Film Award
Tabriz – 2014

IRIB Provincial Production Festival
Winner of Best Editing Award
Tabriz – 2014

IRIB Provincial Production Festival
Winner of the Golden Hoopoe Statuette
Tabriz – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Winner of Best Music for a Documentary Award
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Winner of Best Research Statuette
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Winner of Best Cinematography Award for a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Winner of Best Cinematography Award for a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Winner of Best Director Award for a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

International Roshd Film Festival
Winner of the Golden Statuette for Best Documentary Film
Tehran – 2014

International Roshd Film Festival
Winner of the Environmental Protection Organization Statuette
Tehran – 2014

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Film Festival
Winner of the Honorary Diploma for Best Film
Turkey – 2015


Fajr International Film Festival (32nd Edition)
Nominee for Best Documentary Film Crystal Simorgh
Tehran – 2014

Fajr International Film Festival (32nd Edition)
Nominee for Best Research Crystal Simorgh
Tehran – 2014

Fajr International Film Festival (32nd Edition)
Nominee for Best Technical-Aesthetic Achievement Crystal Simorgh
Tehran – 2014

International Cinema Verite Festival
Nominee for Best Cinematography
Tehran – 2014

International Cinema Verite Festival
Nominee for Best Sound Recording
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Nominee for Best Director for a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Nominee for Best Editing for a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Nominee for Best Documentary Film
Tehran – 2014

House of Cinema Festival
Nominee for Best Sound
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Nominee for Best Documentary Film
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Nominee for Best Research in a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Nominee for Best Sound in a Documentary
Tehran – 2014

Tehran Short Film Festival
Nominee for Best Editing
Tehran – 2014


Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
Official Selection
New York – 2015

Alamto a Reptile Wonderland Poster

The Trailer of Alamto, A reptile Wonderland (2013)

Information & Credits

  • Producer and Director: Fathollah Amiri
  • Writers: Dr. Behzad Fathinia – Fathollah Amiri
  • Cinematography Director: Mehdi Nourmohammadi
  • Editing: Majid Mohammad-Doust
  • Music: Babak Mirzakhani
  • Sound: Majid Mohammad-Doust – Farzad Jafarian
  • Narrator: Nader Gaharsoudi
  • Project Executor: Wildlife Pictures Institute
  • Produced in: Ilam Center, commissioned by the Center of Provincial TV Networks
  • Production Year: 2010–2013

Duration: 52 minutes
Format: Full HD 1080p
Language: Persian – English

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