A scene from the movie 'So Close, So Far' by director Reza Mirkarimi. (Photos courtesy of Iranian Embassy) The ‘Iran Film Week in Hanoi’ held by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic ofIran in Vietnam is a cultural activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between Iran and Vietnam.
The organiser believes that the film week will open an excellentwindow to learn about Iran and better understand how good moral characteristicslike kindness, modesty, tolerance and piety are passed from generation togeneration in Iran.
On January 10, the film event will be opened with So Close, So Far – adrama movie by director Reza Mirkarimi.
An enthralling film that negotiates life, death and parental love, the moviefocuses on prolific yet arrogant neurologist, Dr Alam, who tragically finds outthat his seven-year-old son is suffering from an inoperable condition. The onceestranged father travels to the countryside to locate his son, who is on afield trip. Beautifully shot, SoFar, So Close captures the efforts of father and son to reunite inorder to save each other.
Winning the Best Film at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festivalin Tehran in 2015, the film was then selected to represent Iran for BestForeign Language Film at the Oscars the same year.
On January 11, another drama movie, Crazy Rook by director Abolhassan Davoudi will beintroduced to cinema-goers.
Bagging the title for Best Director and Best Film awards at the33rd Fajr International Film Festival, the film follows a group of friends whomet through social media and got caught up in a criminal case and the processof solving brings a new understanding of life and society to each of the groupmembers.
On the screen on January 12 will be the movie Where Are My Shoes? bydirector Kiumars Pourahmad.
The film charts Habib Kaveh (played by Reza Kianian), an elderlyman and factory owner who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Years after Habibhas been abandoned by his family, his life is turned upside down when hisdaughter decides to come back to Iran to reconnect with him. Reza Kianiandelivers a powerful and endearing performance in this poignant and relatablestory where family relationships are put to test. With this role, Kianian was anominee for Best Actor award at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival in2016.
The film agenda will continue with the animation film Loupetoo on January13.
Directed by Abbas Askari, Loupetoo tells the story of Mr. Kamali,the owner of a sanatorium, who treats the patients by teaching them to maketoys. The toys are creative, so they are very attractive to children. But thetoy studio is shut down due to sabotage, which causes a critical mentalcondition in the patients. While Kamali efforts bear no results, an angel ofhope appears to help him.
The ‘Iran Film Week in Hanoi’ will be concluded by anotheranimation movie, Mobarak bydirector Mohammadreza Najafi
The film is about an old man who is a story teller and uses somedolls from Shahnameh [an epic poem written by Persian poet Ferdowsi between c.977 and 1010 CE, and the national epic of Greater Iran]'s characters for hisjob. However, when a toy store owner decides to steal the dolls, they becomealive and begin a funny adventure.
All the movies will be screened at the National Cinema Centre, 87Lang Ha street. Free tickets can be obtained at the centre or at the IranianEmbassy, 54 Tran Phu street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi./.
VNA
