Ayoub Aghakhani has produced the radio play 'Cold Dream', which is based on the short novel 'Blood on Snow' written by Jo Nesbø (born 1960). Jo Nesbø is one of the greatest contemporary writers in the crime and mystery genre, and his works are recognized worldwide.
Creator of Crime and Mystery Works
Jo Nesbø has many fans due to his bestselling and gripping stories, which are accompanied by dark atmospheres and deep psychological insights into characters. His novels, including 'The Snowman' and 'The Leopard', have been adapted into successful films. 'Blood on Snow' is considered one of his most distinct works, telling the story of a hitman named 'Olaf'. This story explores love and death, and Olaf, despite his profession, has a kind heart.
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Performance and Production
In Iran, various novels by Jo Nesbø have been translated into Persian and have been well received by fans of detective literature. In addition to directing, Ayoub Aghakhani has also served as the editor of the radio play 'Cold Dream', and Farnaz Aghili has adapted and arranged this novel for radio performance. Narges Mousipour has collaborated as the sound effects artist, and Mohammad Reza Mohtashami has worked as the sound engineer on this project.
Ali Bahrami is the producer of this radio play, and in the final episode of this work, actors such as Reza Ghalambor, Ayoub Aghakhani, Negin Khajeh Nasir, Amir Manoocheri, Abbas Tofighi, Mohammad Aghamohammadi, Mohammad Sharifi-Moghadam, and Roya Falahi have performed.
Summary of the Story and Characters
In the fifth episode of the radio play, Olaf goes to the police station and is asked why he wrote to his mother asking her to return. The police inform him that his mother has died in a car accident. Olaf is trying to get rid of Hoffman and execute his plan during Benjamin's funeral.
He is refining his murder plan with Fisherman and is getting money from him to buy the necessary tools. Ultimately, Olaf enters the church in a coffin with Fisherman's men and manages to eliminate Hoffman and the seam. Olaf escapes injured and reaches Korina to take care of him.
Korina, who has met with Fisherman and betrayed him, apologizes to Olaf as the police arrive. In the border between reality and imagination, Olaf's mother comes to see him and tries to help him escape, but Olaf frees himself with a gunshot.
This radio play, with a duration of 28 minutes and 10 seconds, narrates a tense and captivating story where the boundaries of reality and imagination merge.
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