‘Once Upon a Time, Abadan’ unveils poster

A poster for Iranian feature ‘Once Upon a Time, Abadan’ has been unveiled, ahead of the movie’s premiere at the Fajr Film Festival (FFF) in Iran.

The directorial debut of Hamid-Reza Azarang will premiere at the 39th FFF on Thursday.

The movie is starring Mohsen Tanabandeh and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya.

The events of the film take place in the city of Abadan at the beginning of the 2000s.

‘Once Upon a Time, Abadan’ tells the story of Mosayyeb’s five-member family that is shopping for Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

In the meantime, a conflict erupts between the family members because of Mosayyeb’s bad condition as he is addicted to drugs, a synopsis of the film reads.

Amid the mother’s attempts to calm the situation down, an unexpected incident suddenly occurs and surprises them all, it adds.

The 39th FFF began on January 31 and will run until February 10.

The FFF coincides with the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies across Iran, marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Since its establishment in 1982, the FFF has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.

SQ/MG