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‘World War III’ grabs award at Fantaspoa

Iranian feature ‘World War III’ grabs an award at the Fantaspoa - Int'l Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

Iranian feature ‘World War III’ has grabbed a new award, this time, at the Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre in Brazil.

Mohsen Tanabandeh was awarded the Best Actor award at the Brazilian event for his role in the movie "World War III".

Directed by Houman Seyyedi, the film tells the story of Shakib who has lost his wife and child in an earthquake.

He works in a place where a movie on the World War is being filmed, and when one of the actors collapses, Shakib has been chosen as his stand-in.

Shakib is allowed to stay in the actor’s fake mansion, on condition that he doesn’t receive any visitors, Yet he makes a decision that endangers his fate.

The film is co-written by Seyyedi, Arian Vazir-Daftari, and Azad Jafarian.

‘World War III’ received its international premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in Italy. It took part in the festival’s Orizzonti section and managed to grab two awards.

Fantaspoa was founded in 2005. It is “the pioneer festival dedicated to bringing fantastic films to Brazil”, according to an online submission platform.

The festival announced the winners for its 2023 edition on Sunday.

SQ/AG

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