[2] The plot follows two children from a small Iranian community who discover the lost Academy Award statuette of Asghar Farhadi.

Sharing a passion for cinema, Yahya's boss Naser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help them find the owner.

[9] Deadline's Anna Smith wrote: "Winners, is an ode to cinema and the joys it brings, and it also pays tribute to the great achievements of Iranian filmmakers, dedicating the work to Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi, Majid Maijdi and Jafar Panahi.

But it also highlights the contrast between film festival plaudits and real life: what the cast and crew are left with once the party’s over.

"[10] Screendaily's Fionnula Halligan wrote: "Ostensibly a film in the vein of Cinema Paradiso — which it references on several occasions — this is a curio for cineastes and festivalgoers, especially given the presence of Reza Naji in a lead role... Visually, Winners also harks back to the distinctive work of the Iranian New Wave; to Kiarostami and Makhmalbaf and everyone who came before.