Australia fest to host 'Everybody Knows'

Iranian film 'Everybody Knows' has been scheduled to be screened at the 66th edition of the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.

Directed by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, ‘Everybody Knows’ is to represent Iran at the Australian event.

Celebrity couple Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem star in the flick which was premiered at the latest edition of the Cannes Film Festival in France. The film has been shot entirely in Spanish on the Iberian Peninsula.

It is about Laura who lives with her husband and children in Buenos Aires. When they return together at her native village in Spain for a family celebration, an unexpected event changes the course of their lives.

'Everybody Knows' is Farhadi’s second film shot outside Iran. In 2012, he directed 'The Past' in French language in Paris. 'The Past' brought its star, Berenice Bejo, the Palme d’Or for best actress in 2013.

The MIFF is a not-for-profit organization that has been continuously running since 1952, making it the leading film festival in Australia and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, alongside the Cannes and the Berlinale.‌

The 2018 edition of the MIFF is slated for August 2-19, 2018.

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