Asian Film Festival Barcelona to screen Iran’s ‘Astigmatism’

The 7th edition of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) in Spain has scheduled to screen Iranian movie ‘Astigmatism’.

Directed by Majid-Reza Mostafavi and co-written by Payam Karami as well as Mostafavi, ‘Astigmatism’ is a social drama.

The movie narrates the story of a couple, Ensi and Zabin, living in the suburbs of Tehran and expecting a baby; however, the destiny is not as they could predict.

Notable among the movie's cast are Hossein Pakdel, Siamak Safari, Hessam Mohammadi, Niki Karimi, and Behnoush Bakhtiyari.

The movie has taken part at some global events such as the 36th Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia, and the 19th Yari Iranian Film Festival in Sweden.

The 7th AFFBCN will screen more than 100 films from 25 Asian countries. It is slated for October 30-November 10, 2019 in the Spanish city of Barcelona.

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