Germany to host Iran film

Iranian movie ‘Bandar Band’ is to be screened at the Women's Film Festival Dortmund - Cologne in Germany.

Manijeh Hekmat’s 2020 production will vie at the main competition section of this year’s edition of the event.

“After a long time, some Iranian women singers are going to enter an unofficial competition in a coffee shop in Tehran. Pregnant Mahla along with the other members of Bandar Band, her husband and one of their closest friends, starts her journey to Tehran from a southern province just when they have lost all they had in the flood. They still keep their hopes alive, however every road they take leads to a dead-end in a flood-stricken land. They intend to go to Tehran, but they wonder if it is just another turn around a vicious circle,” a synopsis of the film, co-written by Hekmat and Mostafa Zandi, reads.

The cast of the film includes Reza Koulqani, Amir-Hossein Taheri, Mahdieh Mousavi, and Pegah Ahangarani.

Launched in 2006, the festival is one of the most prestigious events dedicated to women's films.

It has an excellent reputation outside of Germany, reflected again and again by visits from prominent guests and a strong program of films.

This year’s edition of the event is scheduled for June 15-20, 2021.

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