Shanghai Int’l Film Festival to show ‘The Reversed Path’

Iranian feature film ‘The Reversed Path’ has been accepted for screening in the main competition section of the 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Directed by Abolfazl Jalili, ‘The Reversed Path’ is about a teenager who wants to become a filmmaker. There are barriers that prevent him from achieving his dream, but his determination helps him overcome all challenges.

“Emkan is a 17-year-old teenager who has not seen his father for many years and his mother works late night in a factory. He has a small video camera and he decides to make a film to give a twist to his routine life, however, he is not very proficient. He tries his best to achieve his goal…,” a synopsis for the film reads.

The cast members of ‘The Reversed Path’ include Mahdiyar Asghari, Masoud Naji and Pouyan Shokri.

The film was previously screened at the 13th Jaipur International Film Festival in India. 

Iranian movies ‘Sea Boys’, ‘Headless’, ‘Walnut Tree’ and ‘No Choice’ are also among the official lineup of the 2021 Shanghai filmfest.

The Shanghai International Film Festival is considered by many to be the second biggest film festival in Asia. The first edition of the festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993.

 The festival will be held from June 11 to 20, 2021.

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