Portugal to embrace Iran short 'The Last Embrace'

Porto7- Oporto Int’l Short Film Festival in Portugal is to host Iran short 'The Last Embrace' by Saman Hosseinpour.

'The Last Embrace' will compete with titles from Spain, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Russia, France, Germany, Uzbekistan, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Brazil, Morocco, the United States, Austria and Ukraine.

'The Last Embrace' brief synopsis reads, "A little girl wants to show her drawing to her family, but everybody is busy with their cell phones. She goes to her grandpa who has just passed away a few minutes ago without anybody noticing it."

'The Last Embrace' previously nabbed Grand Short Film Prize at the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival in South Korea.

Porto7 - Oporto International Short Film Festival aims to promote the production and exhibition of short films and to act as an intermediary among cultures and nationalities that participate in the festival.  

The 11th edition of the festival is slated for 13-17 June, 2018 in Portugal.

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