China awards ‘Cause of Death: Unknown’

Iranian feature film ‘Cause of Death: Unknown’ has won an award at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China.

The 2023 edition of the event granted Davoud Malek Hosseini the best cinematography award.

Directed by Ali Zarnegar, a brief synopsis for ‘Cause of Death: Unknown’ reads, “Eight travelers leave Shahdad for Kerman before sunrise. An accidental midway stops them from going…

Banipal Shoumoun, Alireza Sanifar, Neda Jebraeili, Ali Mohammad Radmanesh, Zakieh Behbahani, Reza Amouzad, Soheil Bavi and Saeed Rezaeikia form the cast list of the flick.

Founded in 1993, the SIFF focuses on awards, markets, forums and film exhibitions so as to build an international platform, and promote the development of the Chinese film industry.

This year’s edition of the fest was held on June 9-18.

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