Apr 3, 2019, 9:30 AM
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Iranian movie advances to Moscow Int’l Film Fest

Apr 3, 2019, 9:30 AM
News ID: 83263532
Iranian movie advances to Moscow Int’l Film Fest

Moscow, April 3, IRNA – Iranian movie ‘Sophomore Year of My School’ directed by Rasul Sadr Ameli has advanced to 2019 Moscow International Film Festival slated to be held on April 18-25.

Some 13 films from Iran, Russia, Italy, France and some other countries entered Moscow festival.

The Moscow International Film Festival is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959.

From its inception to 1959 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995.

The movie narrates the story of Mahtab and Ava who are college sophomores.

They together with some of their classmates go on a few-day trip from Tehran to Isfahan.

Three years ago Iranian movie ‘Daughter’ directed by Reza Mirkarimi received three awards of best movie, best male actor and the audience categories of the Moscow International Film Festival.

‘Daughter’ was screened in the Competition section at the Moscow International Film Festival 2016 and International Film Festival of India 2016. It won the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at International Film Festival of India 2016.

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