‘When Pomegranates Howl’ to vie at Melbourne fest

Iran, Afghanistan, the Netherlands and Australia’s co-production ‘When Pomegranates Howl’ has been slated to take part in the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in Australia.

Directed by Iranian filmmaker Granaz Mousavi, the drama will be among the competing titles to be screened at the Australian Films section of the 70th edition of the event.

‘When Pomegranates Howl’ tells the story of a little boy named Hewad, who lives on the streets of Kabul following the loss of his father and brother.

The 9-year-old Hewad starts working as a cart pusher to support his family. He enjoys doing his job everyday travelling through the Afghanistan capital city.

He actually has a dream and that is becoming the star of cinema. This dream revives as he meets an Australian photographer.

The film has already been shown at a number of global events, including the Fribourg International filmfest in Switzerland, the Bengaluru International filmfest in India, and the Leeds Film Festival in the UK.

Arafat Faiz, Elham Ayazi, Saeedeh Sadat, Fereshteh Alami, Madineh Niaz and Andrew Quilty are some of the cast members of the flick.

Iranian maestro, Hossein Alizadeh, has made the score for the movie.

The Melbourne International Film Festival is a leading film festival in Australia and one of the world’s oldest film festivals, according to website of the event.

The upcoming edition of the MIFF will take place on August 4-21 as an in-person event.

Meanwhile, an online component of the festival will take place on August 11-28.

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