Moondance filmfest's best title home-released in Iran

Iranian awarded movie 'The Sea & Flying Fish' has recently been released for home entertainment in Iran.

Directed by Mehrdad Ghaffarzadeh, the film tells the story of a teenage boy. He is a young innocent deaf and dumb inmate of a correctional camp who communicates through painting.

During his internment he learns that his father has sold his sister to pay off his debts. This makes him eager to break out of the prison to save his sister.

The film won Best Feature Film award at the 2016 edition of the Moondance International Film Festival in the US.

‘The Sea and the Flying Fish’ has also received a number of other awards, including the best actor award from a film festival in Spain, the best critic choice from an event in Russia, and the best film award from the 29th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Hamedan, Iran.

Homayoun Ershadi, Nader Fallah, Amir-Hossein Rostami, Mohammad Rahmani and Niousha Zeighami are among the cast.

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