AmiCorti fest in Italy to screen Iran’s ‘Kulbarf’

Iranian feature film ‘Kulbarf’ is picked for the competition at the international lineup of the 4th AmiCorti International Film Festival in Italy.

Milad Mansouri’s first directorial film production tells the story of porters who gamble their lives on the border for a piece of bread.

The late Ali Ansarian, an ex-footballer and actor who lost his life in a battle with COVID-19, is among the cast members of the flick.  

Ansarian recently won a post-mortem award for his role in the film at the V.i.Z. Film Fest in Bulgaria.

Hossein Soleimani, Hossein Mehri, Deniz Motevasseli, Mahtab Servati, Ali Farasati, Artin Amjadi and Payam Ahmadinia make the rest cast members of the film.

‘Kulbarf’ is also the recipient of the best actor in a leading role, the best actor in a supporting role, the best film and best directing awards at the South America Awards (SAA) festival.

The flick has already screened at a number of global events, including the Ishcia Global Film Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Iranian Film Festival in the US, the 2nd Human Environment Care Film Festival (HECFF) in Canada and the BZN International Film Festival in Germany.

‘Kulbarf’ has recently received the best director and best film awards at the 2021 Istanbul International Nartugan Film Festival (IINFF) in Turkey as well as the best set design award at the 2021 Austral International Film Festival (FICA) in Argentina.

The AmiCorti Film Festival is an international film festival takes place annually in the third week of June, for the duration of a week. It is attended by numerous local and international cinema stars who represent the important value of film culture, as jury and guests.

The latest round of the Italian festival will take place on June 10-18, 2022 in the Italian city of Cuneo.

For a film cut from late actor Ali Ansarian in ‘Kulbarf, click here.

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