Iran film ‘Subdue’ to join Fajr festival

Iranian movie ‘Subdue’ has been scheduled to be featured at the 35th edition of the Fajr Film Festival in Iran.

Hamid Nematollah’s feature film will be shown for the first time at the main competition section of the Fajr Film Festival early next month.

The movie, produced by Nematollah and written by Masoumeh Bayat, stars Leila Hatami, Kourosh Tahami, Hamid-Reza Azarang, Hossein Erfanian and Elham Korda.

‘Subdue’ narrates the story of a woman who is suffering some difficulties in her life and has to deal with some unfortunate events.

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