MSP Iranian filmfest screens ‘No Choice’

Iranian feature ‘No Choice’ is being screened at the MSP Iranian Film Festival in the US.

Directed by Reza Dormishian, the film is displaying at the 2022 edition of the event currently underway in Minneapolis.

The movie is about women and their issues in society. It tells the story of three women who clash when a determined lawyer takes on the case of a homeless girl against a doctor. A 16-year-old homeless girl repeatedly works as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to rescue her, but inevitably faces difficulties.

The cast list of the film includes Parsa Pirouzfar, Negar Javaherian, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Parivash Nazariyeh, Mayam Boubani, Jaleh Olov, Babak Karimi, Homayoun Ershadi, Reza Behboudi, and Pardis Ahmadieh.

It grabbed three awards for Best Film, Best Audience choice, and Best NETPAC film at the Asiatica Film Festival in Italy and won an award at the 013 Cinecitta International Film Festival in the Netherlands.

The MSP Iranian Film Festival is organized by the Minneapolis Saint Paul (MSP) Film Society.

The event kicked off on August 19 and will wrap up on August 22.

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