Russian fest to screen Iranian ‘Double’

Iranian short film 'Double' has been selected to vie at the 40th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival in Russia.

Directed by Iranian documentarian Ronak Jafari, the short film will compete with 11 others from Canada, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, Palestine, Lebanon, the UK, Russia, Bulgaria, Armenia, and India.

‘Double’ revolves around two women trekking a long road to a village.

Sahra Asadollahi, Banafsheh Araabi, Houman Rahnamoun, Toufan Mehrdadian, Alireza Pourhashem, Behnam Momeni, Shima Khazaei, Dorsa Abolfazli, and Amir Shahverdi are among the cast.

The Moscow International Film Festival is one of the oldest in the world. For the first time it was held in 1935. Nevertheless the Festival history is usually traced back to 1959, when it became a regular event.

The 40th Moscow International Film Festival is slated for April 19-26, 2018.

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