Fajr-nominated film ‘Original Idea’ ready to be screened

A full version of the feature film ‘Original Idea’, directed by Azita Mougouie, which is set to vie at Fajr Film Festival is ready, reports say.

The movie is the second directorial experience of Mougouie, whose debut was ‘Tragedy’.

‘Original Idea’ is starring Bahram Radan, Merila Zarei, Hanieh Tavassoli and Pejman Jamshidi.

“Iran and Spain have agreed to launch a big project in the island of Hendurabi in southern Iran. Many companies and people have participated in the tender with the aim of winning it. The engineer, Saeed Parsa, who separated from his wife Roya Azadi for few years, is the head of one of the companies bidding on the project. Others are also trying to win the fateful tender for various purposes,” the plot summary says.

The film will be screened for journalists, critics and writers on February 6.

The 37th edition of Fajr Film Festival is set to kick off on January 30, and will run until February 11 in the capital Tehran.

The festival coincides with the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies across Iran, marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Since its establishment in 1982, the Fajr Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran every year.

SQ/MM