‘Day of Envy’ director goes for horror

Noted auteur Sirous Moqaddam has embarked on new genre for his latest offering.  

Moqaddam, who has rich directing credits for many applauded TV series such as ‘Coma’, 'Day of Envy' and ‘Reyhaneh’, is at the helm of a horror trilogy for Iranian domestic home entertainment market.  

‘Dreamy’, with erstwhile title ‘Insomnia’, is director’s latest production currently going through production stage.    

So far, a number of actors have been confirmed to appear before camera, including Alireza Shojanouri, Ladan Mostofi and Reyhaneh Parsa.

No plot details have been revealed yet.

The trilogy is notable for marking the first collab between Moqaddam and screenwriter Saeed Nematollah who would go on to write the screenplay for ‘Dreamy’.   

The producer of the flick is Moqaddam’s wife and his longtime companion Elham Ghafouri. The duo has made successful collaborations in many hits, including ‘A Message from the Afterlife’, ‘Michael’, ‘Until Being with Sorayya’, ‘The Capital’ sequel and ‘The Bounced Check’.

Moqaddam’s staggering contribution to Iranian filmmaking style is no secret to anyone, especially for his hugely hyped sequel television series ‘The Capital’.

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