Student screening on ‘21 Days Later’ slate

Iranian feature ‘Twenty One Days Later’ directed by Mohammad-Reza Kheradmandan has started enjoying student screening sessions.

As back to school season in Iran is drawing near, the film is started another round of screening sessions with a focus on the student audience.

For the occasion, the film producers have unveiled a new poster designed by Mikail Barati, Mohammad-Reza Chitsaz and Hamed Mansouri.

‘Twenty-one Days Later’ director had previously announced that the film’s screening in Iranian cinemas will be organized under the motto “A Sensation That Won’t Let You Go”.

The Iranian film premiered at the ‘Soda-ye-Simorgh’ section of the 35th Fajr Film Festival.

The flick starring Sareh Bayat and Hamidreza Azarang, is a melodrama about a teenager who has to struggle with several challenges in order to fulfill his dad’s wishes.

The film’s synopsis reads, “It’s always the same! The last time the sky started getting cloudy, the weather became so wild that the storm could have pulled down the trees. It was pouring rain, the birds were screaming around their nests. One of the guys said he saw the sun flashing dim and light once or twice.”

Grabbing a nomination for Best Visual Effects Crystal Simorgh, ‘21 Days Later’ was among the most popular audience picks at the 35th edition of Iran’s Fajr Film Festival.

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