Iran film ‘Appendix’ to vie in Spain filmfest

Iran feature film ‘Appendix’ has been selected to compete at the 2018 edition of Asian Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain.

Directed by Hossein Namazi, the flick will be screened at the competition section of the film event.

‘Appendix’ is about a couple named Reza and Zari. Reza takes his wife Zari to the hospital, where she is diagnosed with appendicitis. She must be prepped for an appendectomy; however, her insurance ID has expired and they are forced to borrow her friend Leila’s ID.

Eventually, she undergoes the surgery using Leila’s ID and the staff at the hospital suspect of wrongdoing in this matter. Due to such situation, they are forced to switch roles to convenience hospital staff that the ID belongs to Zari. However, many unfortunate events take place in the process.

The movie's cast includes Anahita Nemati, Amir Ali Danaei, Reza Akbarpour, Pardis Manouchehri, Marjan Momeni, Mohammad Ali Kiani.

The film has, so far, attended several international film events including the 41st edition of the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada. It was granted the Best Screenplay award at the same film event.

The latest edition of Asian Film Festival started on October 31 and is set to end on November 11, 2018.

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