Directed and written by Seyyed-Qolamreza Nematpour, ‘Ava’s Silence’ will represent Iran at the 2021 edition of the Italian festival.
‘Ava’s Silence’ narrates the story of a girl named Ava. She has to work in her ill father’s auto shop.
She is waiting for her brother to return from military service so she can marry her fiancé.
The cast list of the flick includes Mahshid Dalvand, Amir-Masoud Masoudi, Morteza Fallahi, Ilia and Ahoura Dargahi, Hamid-Reza Hafezi, Seyyed-Taha Najafinejad, Hassan Ahmadvand, Sobhan Mohammadpour, Faezeh Khansari, and Peyman Karamzadeh.
According to the official website of the event, the ‘short film language’ is the highlight of the FFF.
This year’s edition of the fest is slated for July 9-18.
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