‘Bench Cinema’ to vie in Marco Polo festival

Iranian film ‘Bench Cinema’ by director Mohammad Rahmanian has been selected to vie in the Marco Polo International Film Festival in Croatia.

‘Bench Cinema’ will compete in the Marco Polo International Film Festival in the Croatian island of Korcula.

The film tells the story of a man who, after being released from prison, spends months watching films and memorizes all the lines. He then travels around to perform the films as a one man show on a bench. Gradually he forms a theater group called Cinema Bench.

Starring Ashkan Khatibi, Ali Omrani, Mahtab Nasirour and Houman Barqnavard, ‘Bench Cinema’ had its world debut at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada after its screening at Iran’s 34th Fajr Film Festival last year.

The Marco Polo International Film Festival will come to an end on August 27. The aim of the event is to promote, build and present cinematography dealing with the Silk Road, which helped a dialogue among different civilizations during the ancient times.

The festival takes place on the island of Korcula, which is known as the mythical starting point of Marco Polo’s travels.

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