Iran film ‘Breath’ to screen at US film center

Iranian movie ‘Breath’ (Nafas) has been scheduled to be screened at Smith Rafael Film Center in the US state of California.

Narges Abyar’s Iraq-Iran war drama ‘Breath’ will be screened January 7 at the film institute under a program dedicated to foreign language films introduced to the Academy Awards.

The film is Iran’s Foreign Language Academy Award entry for 2018.

‘Breath’ delves into a child’s fantasy world, as adapted by director Narges Abyar’s own novel. Moments of her life are featured amid the tumultuous backdrop of the Iraq-imposed war against Iran in 1980.

Each year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites countries to submit a single film for consideration in the competition category of Foreign Language Film. This year, in its 15th run, the Smith Rafael Film Center offers a choice sampling.

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