TEHRAN, November 5 - An Iranian movie named ‘Breath’ is going to be screened in the 24th edition of Minsk International Film Festival Listapad in Belarus.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The event started on October 3 and would close on October 10.
‘Breath’ is to be shown in children and youth section of the event.
Narges Abyar’s Iran-Iraq war drama ‘Breath’ has been selected as Iran’s Foreign Language Academy Award entry for 2018.
‘Breath’ premiered at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival in February 2016 and won the Best Supporting Actress for Shabnam Moghaddami.
Adapted by director Narges Abyar from her own novel, ‘Breath’ delves into a child's fantasy world and moments from her life which has been thrown into turmoil against the backdrop of a war Iraq waged against Iran in 1980.
Narges Abyar is best known for directing war drama ‘Track 143’ which has also been adapted from Abyar’s novel titled ‘The Third Eye’, MNA reported.
The film won Audience Award for Best Film at annual Reel Sydney Festival of World Cinema in 2015, as well as the Crystal Simorgh award for Audience Favorite Film at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival.