Iran doc shines at 24 French cinemas

Some 24 cinema theaters in France have screened successful Iranian documentary ‘Starless Dreams’ on the occasion of Documentary Media Month in the country.

Directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, the Iranian documentary was selected by France Cinema Center to be screened in different French cities.

‘Starless Dreams’ is Oskouei’s second documentary that has shined in France. ‘The Last Days of Winter’ was another documentary by the same director which went on screen at French cinema theaters last year.

The 76-minute ‘Starless Dreams’ shows young women in an Iranian juvenile detention center reflecting on the crimes they have committed and the circumstances that have shaped their lives.

The documentary has grabbed a number of prestigious awards and titles from various global film events. Just in 2016, the film won the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 66th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlinale-Generation 14plus in Germany as well as the True Vision Award at the 13th True/False Film Festival in the US.

Documentary Media Month is an annual program of free events and workshops covering 4 areas including documentary film, documentary photography, documentary audio and documentary new media.

The event is set for November 1-30 every year in France.

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