‘Parting’ to compete in Istanbul Film Festival

 The 2016 Afghan-Iranian drama film 'Parting' directed by Navid Mahmoudi has been scheduled to compete at Istanbul Film Festival.

The film will be competing in the Human Rights in Cinema Competition of the festival’s 36th edition and will be screened on April 13, 14 and 15.

Narrating the story of suffering, the movie was introduced as the representative of Afghanistan to the 89th edition of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Mahmoudi’s movie has gone on screen at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October 2016 as well as the 21st edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala in India.

‘Parting’ tells the story of two young Afghans in love, Nabi and Fereshteh. Fereshteh leaves the country with her parents to seek refuge in Iran and Nabi is to seek a better life for his love. The love story fluctuates among reaching and separation.

The 36th edition of Istanbul Film Festival will be held from April 5 to April 15, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.

ES/HY