Iranian Film Week kicks off in Pakistan

Iranian Film Week opens in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi.

Opened on Thursday, the Iranian Film Week is scheduled to screen five Iranian films.

Ebrahim Hatamikia’s ‘Bodygaurd’, ‘A Cube of Sugar’ by Reza Mirkarimi, ‘Crazy Castle’ directed by Abolhassan Davoodi, Reza Mirkarimi’s ‘So Close, So Far’ and ‘Where Are My Shoes?’ by Kiumars Pourahmad are the films to be screened at the event.

Prominent Iranian filmmaker Hatamikia’s ‘Bodyguard’ depicts idealism in the new era. It narrates the story of a middle-aged man protecting high-profile political figures.

The fatal sweetener aka ‘A Cube of Sugar’ metaphorically refers to the life of Iranians in which happiness and sorrow co-exist. The fundamental element of such film making it so much Iranian is the director’s utmost attention to the concept of family in the Iranian lifestyle.

‘Crazy Castle’ 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.

‘So Close, So Far’ tells the story of Mahmoud Alam who is a highly successful surgeon who lives a good life in Tehran, or it seems so.

But he has dedicated most of his time to appearing on TV talk shows and having fun with his friends; so he does not seem to have enough time for his family, especially his son, Saman.

‘Where Are My Shoes?’ is about Habib who starts losing his memory to the point of Alzheimer after his wife and daughter lose touch with him.

Iran Film Week in Pakistan is scheduled to continue until February 18, 2018.

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