Indian Shimla to host Iranian lineup

The 8th edition of the International Film Festival of Shimla in India has been scheduled to screen a lineup of eight Iranian titles.

‘The Girls Boarding House’, a drama on some social hardships for girls directed by Maryam Ebrahimvand, is the only feature film in the lineup.

‘Forbidden Birth’, ‘Dawn’, ‘Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca’, ‘My Partner Giraffe’, and ‘Titi’ will go on screen in the short competition section.

Sohrab Kavir’s ‘Forbidden Birth’ is about Leila, whose surprise birthday party is thrown into turmoil when it is revealed that she is pregnant.

Armin Rahiminejad’s ‘Dawn’ is a betrayal drama. Sepideh thinks that her husband Morteza has betrayed her. She takes a trip to give her relationship with Morteza a break.

‘Wild Red/Bloody Alpaca’ by Nima Valibeigi shows how the pains caused by a man can affect the mind of a woman. It presents a surreal treatment of a relationship that is dominated by abuse.

Salaheddin Nouri’s ‘My Partner Giraffe’ is about a bookstore that makes money in an unusual way. A person notices this unusual business and asks the bookseller for a ransom in exchange for not revealing it. The bookseller and his wife decide to get rid of him.

Marzieh Fakhar follows a woman in ‘Titi’. The woman takes all the steps to undergo a procedure after five years of marriage, just when she realizes that she is pregnant.

The lineup also ‘Footsteps’ directed by Hamed Bahrami and ‘Stain’ made by Parziv Bakhtiari.

The organizers of the International Film Festival of Shimla said that the mission of the festival is to showcase the world’s best cinema, develop taste for good films among the youth and provide a platform for independent filmmakers, as well as promote Indian regional cinema.

The 2022 edition of the festival will take place on August 26-28 in Shimla, the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan foothills.

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