Sofia MENAR Filmfest to display Iran ‘Crazy Castle’

Iranian movie ‘Crazy Castle’ has been scheduled to go on screen at the 9th edition of the Sofia MENAR Film Festival in Bulgaria.

The festival’s website recently announced that the flick will go on screen in two sessions, including in the Euro Cinema on January 13 and in the Cultural Center on January 26.

Directed by Abolhassan Davoudi, the movie narrates the story of a group of young people who are members of an online community.

They plan to meet each other at an event in a cafe in Tehran. One girl’s urgent need brings six of them together. What starts as a prank continues to unfold into a complicated situation, which reveals new aspects of each character.

Young Iranian actors and actresses Tannaz Tabatabaee, Saber Abar, Saed Soheili, and Nazanin Bayati star in the 115-minute ‘Crazy Castle’.

The event has also dedicated a section to pay tribute to late acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Sofia MENAR Film Festival makes Bulgarian audiences familiar with the culture and traditions of the Islamic world, the website of the festival wrote.

The program of Sofia MENAR Film Festival presents the best of Middle East and North Africa cinema productions, including feature films, documentaries and short projects.

The event has launched on Thursday and will continue until January 29.

MG/AI