‘Stranger’ named best at RIFF closing ceremony

The Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) in Iran has announced the winners for its 17th edition during a closing ceremony held on a warship.

The winners for this year’s edition of the RIFF were announced during the ceremony on Wednesday, with ‘Stranger’ (Gharib), directed by Mohammad-Hossein Latifi, grabbing the Best Film award.

The film is about Martyr Mohammad Boroujerdi who lost his life during Iraq’s imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

It is starring Babak Hamidiyan.

The closing ceremony of the biennial festival took place on Shahid Roudaki warship in the Persian Gulf.

It is the first time the closing ceremony of a film festival is held on a warship.

The RIFF, one of the most prestigious international film festivals in Iran, is dedicated to productions on wars and the repercussions of armed conflicts in the world.

It also puts a spotlight on the resistance of the Palestinian people against the Zionist regime, Daesh and their terrorist attacks in the region as well as the world’s tyrants and their backing of Daesh.

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