Mexico hosts Iranian ‘Zalava’

Iranian film ‘Zalava’ has been screened at the Morbido Film Fest in Mexico.

Arsalan Amiri’s directorial debut competed to receive the main award at the 14th edition of the Latin American event.

The film narrates an imaginary story in an imaginary land with imaginary people in the 70s.

The international sales rights of ‘Zalava’ are owned by Denmark-based LevelK Company.

The inter-genre film narrates the tale of people’s fear of an unknown phenomenon and their efforts to bring back security to the region.

“Set in 1978, the film hones in on the inhabitants of a small village in Iran called Zalava who claim there is a demon among them. Massoud, a young police officer who investigates the claim encounters an exorcist attempting to rid the village of the demon.

When he arrests the exorcist on charges of fraud, the villagers’ revolt and anger escalates. Massoud and his lover, a government doctor, soon find themselves trapped in a cursed house, surrounded by villagers who believe they are both possessed by the demon,” comes in Deadline Hollywood website as the summery of the film.

The Mórbido, International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival is currently underway from October 28 through November 3 in Mexico.

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