Iran’s ‘Dying in Holy Water’ to compete at Fajr filmfest

Mahmoudi brothers have registered their new project ‘Dying in Holy Water’ to compete at the 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival in Iran.

The film is being edited by Nima Jafari-Jozani and the crew is trying to make it ready for the festival.

Produced by Jamshid Mahmoudi and directed by Navid Mahmoudi, the film narrates the story of some young Afghans who go from Iran to Europe.

The synopsis reads “Rona: Hamed, don’t fear the sea. If you are afraid of anything it’s more likely that it will happen to you.

Hamed: I don’t.”

The cast of the film includes Ali Shademan, Neda Jebraeeli, Matin Heidarnia, Sadaf Asgari, Sogol Khaliq, Alireza Ara, Amir-Reza Ranjbaran, Khayyam Vaqar, Peyman Moqaddami, Mahtab Jafari, Farid Eshaqi, Mahya Rezaee, Fatemeh Mirzaee, and Alireza Mehran.

The 38th Fajr Film Festival is slated for February 2020.

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