Iranian doc to vie at South African fest

Iranian documentary ‘The Doll’ has been selected to compete at the 23rd edition of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival.

Directed by Elaheh Esmaeeli, the 33-minute doc shows how the whole family members of a young girl can have parts in her future and fate. She is only 14 when the family is making decision about marrying her off.

The short doc has already toured various global events, including the Atlanta Film Festival in the US, the International Film Festival of Huesca in Spain, and the kortfilmfestivalen in Norway.

Rezvan Beheshtian, Sahar Abdollahi, Mohammad-Javad Asadi, and Nabiollah Minaee are the main cast members of the flick.

According to the festival’s official website, “The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival is the country’s formative documentary event, screening contemporary South African and international features and short documentaries”.

The upcoming edition of the festival is slated for June 10-20.

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