Iran film enters Brazil Filmfest lineup

Iranian director Majid Reza Mostafavi debut feature film Unripe Pomegranate is slated to contend for awards at the 38th Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil.

Iran’s cinematic creation will be vying at the Main Competition section of the festival.

The film chronicles a couple living at the suburb of the Iranian capital of Tehran and their challenges involved in fighting several problems occurred in their life.

Unripe Pomegranate has also represented Iranian cinema at the 2014 edition of Moscow International Film festival in Russia.

The film was screened at the 2014 Iran’s Fajr International Festival and was also presented at the Cannes Film Market.

The 38th Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra Internacional de São Paulo) is scheduled to take place from October 16 through 30, 2014.

Established in 1977, the festival is known as the main gateway to world cinema which annually screens more than 300 films.

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