Venice 2019 to screen Iran’s ‘6.5 Per Meter’

The 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival in Italy has set to screen Iran’s ‘6.5 Per Meter’.

 Directed by Saeed Roustaee, the film is re-titled ‘Just 6.5’ for screening at Orizzonti section of the Italian event.

The cast and crew will attend the first screening of the movie set for September 3.

This cinematic work is a social drama that deals with the issue of drug abuse and addiction.

Film sales company Wild Bunch is the international seller of the flick.

‘6.5 Per Meter’ is scheduled to go on screen at the 76th Venice International Film Festival in this August-September.

Some of the cast members are Farhad Aslani, Amir Jadidi, Parinaz Izadyar, and the internationally celebrated actors Peyman Maadi and Navid Mohammadzadeh.

Founded in 1932, Venice International Film Festival is arguably the oldest film festival in the world and one of the Big Three film festivals alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.

The 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival has been slated for August 28-September 7, 2019.

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