Noora Niasari’s feature film debut, executive produced by Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films, won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
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The movie, a tribute to the writer-director’s mother, is set during Nowruz, Persian New Year, and the darkness of a tale of escaping domestic violence is contrasted with a season of celebration and beauty. An Origma 45 production, the film is produced by Vincent Sheehan and Niasari in association with Blanchett’s Dirty Films, Parandeh Pictures and The 51 Fund.
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