US fest to embrace ‘Chocolate’

Iran feature ‘Chocolate’ has been set to go on the silver screen at the 11th edition of Iranian Film Festival–San Francisco in the US.

Directed by Soheyl Movaffaq, the flick is to attend the competition section of the US film event.

“Everything starts with a box of chocolate… That means I was a kid… When you are a kid, chocolate is the most adorable taste in the world,” a brief synopsis for the film read.

The film stars Shabnam Moghaddam, Nasser Hashemi, Mohammad-Reza Hedayati and Arzhang Amirfazli.

Iranian Film Festival (IFF), the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran launched in 2008, is an annual event showcasing independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world.

IFF is also a platform for the Iranian filmmakers living around the globe to express their vision and talent through the artistic medium of film.

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