Fajr contestant 'Watching This Movie Is a Crime' boosts national unity

First-time director Reza Zehtabchian, attending the 37th Fajr Film Festival’s New Look section, has noted that his movie ‘Watching This Movie is a Crime’ is aimed to promote national unity.    

Speaking at a press conference held after a screening of the film during the festival on Tuesday, Zehtabchian said “Judging people by their appearance, their ideology, and in general by the stereotypes we have in mind can taint the national unity. That’s what I’ve tried to warn about in my film”.  

Zehtabchian’s directorial debut ‘Watching This Movie is a Crime’ centers around a religious man named Amir whose pregnant wife loses her baby after being beaten by a drunken English-Iranian man. He files a lawsuit against the man, but the perpetrator is released based on political convenience.

Amir Aqaee, Linda Kiani, Hossein Pakdel, Mahmoud Pakniyyat, and Hamid-Reza Pegah are some of the top-notch cast members.   

The 37th Fajr Film Festival was inaugurated on January 30 and will wrap up on February 11, 2019 marking the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

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