Swiss fest to host ‘The Leaves’

Iranian documentary ‘The Leaves’ is slated to vie at the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland. 

The film directed by Hamid Jafari, is to be screened at the ‘International Medium Length & Short Film Competition’ section of the 51st edition of the event.

The documentary is about a 60-year-old man who takes some seedlings from his home to the mountains around Tehran every day, plants them and waters them from the river. He had once decided to take his life many years ago, but after a sudden incident, he changes his mind and decides to dedicate his life to the environment.

Established in 1969, Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival and the largest Swiss documentary festival. The week-long festival is open to worldwide entries. 

The event is to be held in Nyon, Switzerland on April 24-May 02, 2020.

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