‘Lunar Eclipse’ to join Fajr Festival

Iranian movie ‘Lunar Eclipse’ has been scheduled to feature at the 35th edition of the Fajr Film Festival in Iran.

Seyyed-Masoud Atyabi’s feature film will be shown for the first time at the main competition section of the Fajr Film Festival.

The movie, produced by Hadi Anbardar and written by Mehdi Azarpendar, stars Kambiz Dirbaz, Sara Khoiniha, Qasem Zare, Shahram Abdoli, Niloufar Vahhabzadegan, Kaveh Ebrahim, Arsalan Qasemi, Elnaz Habibi, and Fariba Kosari.

‘Lunar Eclipse’, set in Tehran and Mashhad, reviews some marginal incidents of Iran’s political atmosphere in 2009.

Fajr Festivals are held annually 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, the Fajr International Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

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

MG/AI