‘Axing’ bags five awards in US

Iranian movie ‘Axing’ has bagged awards at the Annual Iranian Film Festival San Francisco in US.

Directed by Behrouz Shoeibi, the movie won five awards at the 12th edition of the event.

‘Axing’ grabbed the best movie, best directing, best film script, best actor in a leading role (Amin Hayaee) and best actress in a leading role (Sara Bahrami) awards.

“There is nothing harder in life than seeing someone you love decide to be alone. You enjoy seeing her and hearing her voice, but she closes the doors and chooses loneliness ... There is nothing harder in life than being left alone. You see your loved ones and you love them, but they all deny you. They close the doors on you and you are alone. Loneliness is a swamp,” a synopsis for the film read.

Launched in 2008, Iranian Film Festival (IFF), the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran is an annual event showcasing independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world.

IFF is also a platform for the Iranian filmmakers living around the globe to express their vision and talent through the artistic medium of film.

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