Slemani to screen best Nonviolent film ‘Golnesa’

The 3rd edition of the Slemani International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan region has set to screen Iranian feature ‘Golnesa’.

The Iranian award-winning movie has made it into the main competition program of the Slemani.

Directed by Sattar Chamani-Gol, the Iranian movie tells the story of a young Afghan couple, Golmammad and Golnesa, who are illegal immigrants in Iran.

Working in a traditional brick-making kiln in the suburbs of Tehran, they have to deal with challenges of illegal immigration as well as routine life hardships.

Saeed Dakh, Saqi Zinati, Yeganeh Rajabi, Ali-Mohammad Radmanesh and Masoud Mohammadi are among the cast.

The film has taken part at some global cinematic events, including the 51st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the 21st Brooklyn Film Festival in the US, as well as the 3rd R.E.D International Film Festival in Norway.

It recently grabbed two awards at the 14th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema in the capital city of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan and the Best Feature Film award at the 7th Global Nonviolent Film Festival in the US.

Born in 1978 in the Iranian city of Sanandaj, Chamani-Gol began his professional career with theater in 1991 and made his first film in 2001.

Besides making a number of short films, series and acting in some titles, he has directed more than 20 documentaries.

The jury members of the Slemani International Film Festival will present 14 “Golden Pine” awards to the participating movies in international and Kurdish sections of the festival.

The 3rd edition of the Slemani International Film Festival, slated for October 10-16, 2018, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, will screen 16 feature films in the main competition section titled World Cinema.

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