Inauguration for Mahmoudi's 'Parting' held

The inauguration ceremony for Iran movie 'Parting' held in Tehran.

Directed by Navid Mahmoudi, the movie was premiered at Book Garden Cineplex in the presence of the cast and crew.

‘Parting’ chronicles the story of two young Afghans in love, Fereshteh and Nabi. Fereshteh has to follow her parents and leave Afghanistan to find refuge in Iran.

In pursuit of a better life, Nabi decides to cross the border illegally, find Fereshteh and take her through Turkey towards Europe.

The flick has been screened in several international festivals such as the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) in the US and the 20th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SSIF) in China.

It won the Best Feature Film award at the 6th Persian International Film Festival in Australia.

It has also taken home the best film award of the Tripoli Film Festival in Lebanon.

Reza Ahmadi, Fereshteh Hosseini, Behrang Alavi, Nazanin Bayati have starred in the movie.

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