Iran’s documentary ‘Eastwood’ to appear at Warsaw festival

Iranian documentary ‘Eastwood’ is set to be screened at the 37th Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland.

Directed by Alireza Rasoulinejad, ‘Eastwood’ is the story of an amateur filmmaker who, after seeing a photo of a Clint Eastwood lookalike in a newspaper, sets out on a journey to find him.

A short part of this film was shot in Tehran and in Sirjan city in southeastern province of Kerman and its surrounding villages.

The film has already taken part in the Competition Section of the 18th Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.

Established in 1985, the Polish festival is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations as international film festivals next to Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, Moscow, Montreal, Shanghai, Cairo, Goa, and Tallinn.  

The upcoming edition of the event will be held in both in-person and online formats on October 8-17, 2012.   

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