Iran titles vying at Swede BUFF

Iran’s ‘Beyond the Fence’ and ‘Hendi & Hormoz’ have been selected for vying at the 36th edition of the BUFF, a film festival for young audience, in Sweden.

Both films are set for screening on March 28, 2019.

Directed by Arman Qolipour-Dashtaki, ‘Beyond the Fence’ tells the story of a teenager named Behnaz who lives in a small city and is an enthusiastic fan of football and Lionel Messi, the Argentine professional footballer.

Moreover, she is talented in playing football and tries to gain her goal, but she has to face some challenges.

Qolipour-Dashtaki is also the producer and cinematographer of this documentary.

Film editor Kamran Jahedi and sound engineers Neda Rahmanpour as well as Hossein Qourchian are among the crew members.

‘Beyond the Fence’ has also made it into the competition program of the 2nd La Picasa Internacional De Cine (International Film Festival) in Argentina.

Directed by Abbas Amini, ‘Hendi & Hormoz’ is set on Iran’s Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf, where hematite deposits in the soil turn the ocean waves blood-red.

The 91-minute feature is about a 16-year-old boy, Hormoz, who is married to Hendi, three years younger than him, after he promises that he can work as a miner.

But the young man finds closed doors instead of a job. Gradually the game of life becomes more serious and dangerous for both kids.

Hamed Alipour, Zohreh Eslami and Mohammad Banouj are among the cast.

The film won best film, best script and new acting talent awards at the 15th edition of the Transsaharien International Film Festival in Nigeria.

‘Hendi & Hormoz’ has gone on screen at a number of global events, including the 14th Arabisches Film Festival and the 68th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Germany, the 8th ÍRÁN:CI Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the 17th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh, and the 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival in India.

The BUFF International Film Festival is an international children's and young people's film festival in Malmö, Sweden, held annually in March.

It was founded in 1984 and is a member of the European Children's Film Association.

The 2019 edition of the festival has been scheduled for March 23-29.

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