Fajr Film Festival to screen ‘Sophie & the Beast’

Iranian movie ‘Sophie & the Beast’ has been scheduled to go on screen at the 35th edition of Iran’s Fajr Film Festival (FFF).

The social drama, directed by Mehdi Karampour, will enjoy its first showing at the main competition section of the FFF.

The movie, produced by Karampour and written by Mehdi Sajjadechi, stars Amir Jafari, Behafarid Ghaffarian, Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia, Saeed Amir-Soleimani, Elaheh Hesari, Siamak Safari, and Reza Yazdani.

‘I am drunk and you are crazy, who may take us home? I told you a hundred times: drink less’, the movie’s plot reads.

Fajr Festivals are held annually in Iran during the Fajr Decade (literally meaning ten days of dawn), which marks the anniversary of the ten days from the return of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, to Iran (February 1) until the victory day of the Islamic Revolution (February 11) in 1979.

Established in 1982, the Fajr Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

The 35th Fajr Film Festival will be held in February 2017.

MG/AI