‘Cancer Period’ to join Fajr Filmfest

Iranian movie ‘The Cancer Period’ has been scheduled to go on screen at the 35th edition of Iran’s Fajr Film Festival (FFF).

The social drama, directed and produced by Hossein Shahabi will be shown for the first time at the FFF.

The movie stars Payam Dehkordi, Neda Maqsoudi, Farshin Tahmaseb, Mohammad Akbari, Behdokht Valian, and Marzieh Mehr-Vafa.

“A famous literary author is suffering from leukemia and his spouse works hard to make money to pay for his treatment. However, it is difficult and the treatment costs very high,” the movie’s plot reads.

Fajr Festivals are annually held in Iran during the Fajr Decade (literally meaning ten days of dawn) which marks the anniversary of the ten days from the return of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, to Iran (February 1) until the victory day of the Islamic Revolution (February 11) in 1979.

Established in 1982, Fajr Film Festival is an event that celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of the Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

The 35th Fajr Film Festival will be held in February 2017.

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