Poland to host Iran doc

Iranian documentary 'Khoniyar’s Children' has made its way to the Kraków Film Festival in Poland.

The film directed by Arman Qolipour-Dashtaki, the documentary will represent Iran at the 2021 edition of the festival.

The doc narrates the story of four siblings, who are all over 70 and never married.

They are all isolated and live together as the villagers have shunted them for they believe the four of them are ominous and bring bad luck for the residents of the village.

The documentary was previously nominated for the best short documentary award at the 18th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in the US.

It also grabbed the best documentary and editing awards at the 37th Tehran Short Film Festival.

The Kraków Film Festival is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation, and other short film forms.

The 61st edition of the event is scheduled for May 30 – June 6, 2021.

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