You can’t be alone in this world: ‘Kupal’ director

Media office for International Film Festival of Kerala in India interviews Kazem Mollaie leading ‘Kupal’ as one of the movies at the event.  

“You can’t be alone in this world,” says the tagline for Kupal, the Kazem Mollaie film in the World Cinema category of the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).

Below are selected parts from the interview:  

Kupal received many accolades and laurels at its Indian premiere at the Kolkata International Film Festival. How do you feel?

Director: I feel really honored and proud at my film making it to this prestigious festival. I watched my film with the audience, and their perception and reaction really made me ecstatic. The people here are just amazing. The hospitality and how they treat us, make me happy. The quality of films being screened is supreme, and I’m delighted that Kupal features among them. It gives me boundless joy.

How was Kupal born?

Director: Ahmad Kupal, who is so full of ego, is a symbolic character. His life, choked with loneliness and solitude, is something many can relate to. I know four ‘Kupals', and of these, I was able to tell two that they are not the only ones. What matters the most for me is personality. Rather than a colossal theme or a story, I wanted to canvas the subtlest and gentlest of human emotions, and that’s how my Kupal was born. Remember, you can’t live alone in this world.

What is your message to this global community?

Director: You can’t be alone in this world.

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