Iran film 'Appendix' to vie in Bulgaria

Iran film 'Appendix' has been selected to screen at 2018 International Film Festival Love Is Folly in Bulgaria.

Directed by Hossein Namazi, the film is attending the main competition section of the festival to compete with 11 films from countries such as Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, France and Turkey.  

A brief synopsis of the flick reads, 'Due to severe abdominal pain, Zari and her husband, Reza, go to a hospital. However, Zari’s insurance ID has expired and they are forced to borrow her friend Leila Attarod’s ID.

Eventually, she undergoes appendectomy using Leila’s ID and the staff at the hospital suspect something is wrong. Due to this, they are forced to switch roles to convenience hospital staff that the ID belongs to Zari. However, many unfortunate events take place in the process…'

Ana Nemati and Amir-Ali Danaei play the female and male leads in the film.

Launched in 1993, Love Is Folly Film Festival is a competitive event that features selected films produced during the last two years dealing with the subject of love.

Kicked off on August 24, the event's 26th edition is set to run until September 2, 2018 in Varna, Bulgaria.

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