Iran actress grabs award at US filmfest

Iranian actress Golab Adineh wins the Best Artistic Achievement Award at the Brooklyn International Film Festival for ‘Abji’ (The Sis).

Directed by Marjan Ashrafizadeh, the film experienced its ninth international presence at the 20th edition of the festival.

Golab Adineh managed to attract audiences for starring in the film ‘Abji’ (The Sis).

‘Abji’ narrates the story of two women who have lived together for more than 50 years, but the situation doesn’t remain the same and separation time arrives.

Co-written by Marjan Ashrafizadeh, Ali Asghari and Nahid Tabatabai, the movie deals with issues related to women and the difficulties they face in life.

‘Abji’ won the best feature film award at the 4th edition of the Afghanistan International Women Film Festival.

Golab Adineh, Masoumeh Ghasemipour, Pantea Panahiha, Hamidreza Azarang, Babak Hamidian and Shirin Yazdanbakhsh are the main stars of ‘Abji’.

The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), is an International, competitive festival. BFF's mission is to provide a public forum in Brooklyn in order to advance public interest in films and the independent production of films.

The 20th Brooklyn Film Festival was staged from June 2-11 in New York, US.

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