KINOLUB in Poland screening Iranian movies

The eighth edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth – KINOLUB in Poland has been screening eight films by Iranian filmmakers.

‘I Didn’t Think’ by Reyhaneh Kavosh and ‘Goli’s Greatest Adventure’ by Elika Mehranpur are on screen at the short animation competition.

In ‘I Didn’t Think’, while having fun in Shirin’s yard with his friends, Shoutak comes to his uncle and smashes all his pots. To repair the damage, everyone helps with the work in the garden.

The story of ‘Goli’s Greatest Adventure’ takes place in Tehran during the 1970s. Little Goli is a big fan of cinema, but her older brother decides to ban her from going to the theater.

‘Beyro’ is competing at the feature film category.

The short drama ‘Paradoping’ by Mohammad-Reza Hassani-Ranjbar is also on the screen.

A football sports club announces that it plans to recruit goalkeepers. Chubby Ario tries to lose weight in a short time to be able to be in shape to be present for the tests given by the coaches. His friend out of class feels threatened and decides to prevent Ario from participating in the trials.

‘Goalkeeper’, a short drama by Mohammad-Reza Ganjkhanlou, has also been selected to compete at the festival.

It follows Amir, a 13-year-old villager, who loves football and wears eyeglasses. He asks his parents for money to participate in a football trial in the city, but their financial position prevents them from agreeing to his request. But when he secretly sees a sum of money with his parents, he steals it and goes to the football field for the test. However, he is not accepted due to his visual impairment, and upon returning home, he discovers that the money he stole was intended for his eye surgery.

The short films ‘Chauffeur’, ‘The Recess’ and ‘Silkworm’ are also competing at the KINOLUB.

Directed by Hossein Kakavand, ‘Chauffeur’ is about a father whose ignorance and false beliefs make his son go through a crisis.

‘The Recess’, by Vahid Nikkhah Azad, tells the story of Sahar, a 17-year-old student who is determined to skip high school during recess to go to the football stadium to watch a football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of the AFC Champions League.

In ‘Silkworm’, director Amir Honarmand shows the universal topic of how smartphones have infiltrated the daily life of people worldwide and how young people of meager means covet them.

The IKS Foundation of Poland organizes the 2023 edition of the festival. It has been slated for June 12-26 in the southern cities and villages of the country.

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