Directed by Soheil Movaffaq and produced by Bita Mansouri, the kid flick was acclaimed at the 31st edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Iran, grabbing the Best Children’s Film award.
The film was also nominated for Golden Butterfly for Best Screenplay at the National Competition section of the same event.
Website of iFilm TV published a comprehensive interview with the film’s crew and stars such as Sam Derakhshani, Samyar Mohammadi and Mohammad Shakeri. Click here to watch the report.
In addition to Derakhshani, Mohammadi and Shakeri, who have played the main roles, actors such as Bahareh Rahnama, Gohar Kheirandish, Mohammad Naderi, Kamand Amir-Soleimani, Mahtab Servati, Omid Rouhani, Mehdi Baqerbeigi, and Hamid Sepidnam are on the cast list.
The title is themed on highlighting various types of local food in the country and follows the story of a restaurant offering such delicacies in competition with fast food places.
“Ramin Rastin has a fast-food restaurant, but it’s being closed down, as the fancy restaurant across the street draws all the customers. His son, Hooshan, comes from Isfahan with high hopes and brilliant ideas to revive the restaurant,” its synopsis reads.
Don’t miss ‘PastaRioni’ tonight at 22:00 GMT.
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iFilm exclusive report on Iranian feature ‘PastaRioni’
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