‘The Wasteland’ grabs 2 awards at French fest

Iranian feature “The Wasteland” has grabbed two awards at the Nouvelles Images Persanes Festival in Vitré, France.

‘The Wasteland’ won the Best Film, and the Educational and Cultural prize for the best film from the point of view of the jury and professors of cinema in the event, media reports said.

Directed by Ahmad Bahrami, ‘The Wasteland’ is about hard working conditions and complex human relationships between several families living in a working environment.

‘The Wasteland’ has won several awards, including the Best Film in the Horizons section of Venice Film Festival in Italy.

Earlier reports said Ida Panahandeh’s film ‘Titi’ also received the audience award at the closing ceremony of Nouvelles Images Persanes Festival.

The second edition of the festival took place on November 9-14.

SQ/AG