Iran film to vie at Czech Republic

'Like a Good Kid' is to be screened at the Brno 16 Int'l Short Film Festival in Czech Republic.

Directed by Arian Vazir-Daftari, the flick is to be screened at the 59th edition of the event.

The 20-minute short narrates the story of Sarah, a 22-year-old babysitter who looks after Matin, a five-year-old.

One day, Matin tells Sarah a story which makes her decide to steal from the house.

‘Like a Good Kid’ has so far experienced a number of international film events, including Cinéfondation section of Festival de Cannes in France and the Huesca International Film Festival in Spain.

‘Like a Good Kid’ cast includes Shadi Karam-Roudi, Negar Abedi and Yazdan Kokabi-Saba.

As the oldest local international festival BRNO 16 is a four-day international competition of selected short non-commercial live-action fiction films.

The festival has traditionally taken place in October, usually in the third week.

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