Bangladesh to feature Mahmoudi brothers’ ‘7.5’

Iranian-Afghan feature ‘7.5’ has been set to attend the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh.

‘7.5’ is written and directed by Navid Mahmoudi and produced by his brother Jamshid.

The film will receive three screenings at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival.

The film’s director, Navid Mahmoudi, will attend the event where Question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions will also be held.

‘7.5’ tells the story of seven Afghan and Iranian women in seven episodes in the form of a sequence shot. While all of the women are getting married on the same Friday night, each of them is dealing with certain issues.

The 18th edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival will take place on January 11-19, 2020.

Earlier reports said, the festival will also host Iranian feature films ‘Oath’ by Mohsen Tanabandeh, Maryam Bahrololoumi’s ‘Patio’ and ‘Castle of Dreams’ by Reza Mirkarimi, as well as Iranian short film ‘Driving Lessons’ by Marzieh Riahi.

SQ/MG