‘Weightlessness’ to stream online soon

Iranian feature film ‘Weightlessness’ has been set to receive an online release.

The film will be available online starting from Tuesday after its theatrical release was halted due to the coronavirus outbreak and the closure of movie theaters that ensued.

Written and directed by Mehdi Fard-Qaderi, ‘Weightlessness’ is about a groom who disappears following his wedding ceremony.

According to a synopsis for the film, the bride, the groom's mother and sister, and some acquaintances, who came to the wedding uninvited, are looking for the reason for his disappearance.

‘Weightlessness’ won several awards, including the Black Cat Trophy for the Best Film at the “Fantasies Without Rules Competition” section of the Insolito International Horror & Fantasy Film Festival in Peru, and the President’s Award at the North Carolina Film Awards in the US.

The movie is starring Amir-Ali Danaee, Bahareh Kian-Afshar, Nasim Adabi and Tina Pakravan.

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