UK to host Iran short

Iranian short film ‘Lotus’ is slated to be screened at the Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film Festival in the UK.

Directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust, the film is to vie at the Documentary section of the 15th edition of the event.

Made by Iranian filmmaker Mohammadreza Vatandoust, the documentary narrates the story of an old woman who has lost her son in war.

Her son's grave gets buried under water because a dam is constructed in the area, which is why she has never been able to see his gravestone.

After 12 years, the woman is in a boat to go and visit her son's graveyard which has now emerged out of the water in the form of a small island.

The film's name is 'Lotus' which means water lily. In Persian water lily stands for purity and knowledge.

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