Iranian short film ‘World Cup’ releases trailer

Iranian short film ‘World Cup’ has released a trailer.

Written and directed by Maryam Khodabakhsh, a synopsis for the film reads “On the night of a couple's migration, the child of their friend, who has been entrusted to them, gets lost, and then a secret is revealed”.

It won four awards, including the River Quest Award for the Best Narrative Short, the River Rock Award for the Best Actor, the River Pearl Award for the Best Female Actor, and the River Rock Award for the Best Child Actor, at the Silent River Film Festival in the US.

‘World Cup’ has so far gone on screen at a number of global events, including the Festival Internacional Cine de América in Mexico, the Imagine This Woman’s Film Festival in Canada, and the Reading Film Fest in the US.

Ali Tabeimam, Zahra Aqapour, and Kian Zarei are on the cast list of the short film.

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