Iran’s ‘I Am Here’ to vie at Dhaka filmfest

The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh has been scheduled to screen Iranian feature ‘I Am Here’.

Abbas Amini’s drama is about a worker who stands for his rights.

The worker has to choose between his social obligations and private life.

He has no other choice but to prove his presence and historical role, by stating, ‘I am here!’

The DreamLab Films is the international distributor of the film.

Starring Afshin Hashemi and Shirin Esmaeeli, the film has earlier gone on screen at the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival in China.

The 2021 edition of the DIFF has defined ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’ as its theme.

According to the festival’s website, the “DIFF is a bold expression of resistance against the decadence, vulgarity and cheap commercialism that pervades the mainstream Bangladesh film industry”.

The 2021 edition of the event will be held on January 16-24.

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