Afghan-Iranian drama “Parting” directed by Navid Mahmoudi is to be screened in Chinese cinemas.
The French company DreamLab Films owns the rights to distribute the film worldwide. Chinese cinemas will show Parting in autumn, ILNA reported.
It is the story of two young Afghans, Fereshteh and Nabi, who are in love, but Fereshteh has to join her parents and leave her war-ravaged country to find refuge in Iran.
Nabi decides to cross the border illegally, find Fereshteh and take her to Europe via Turkey to build a better and prosperous life.
The cast includes Reza Ahmadi, Fereshteh Hosseini, Behrang Alavi, Nazanin Bayati and Shams Langaroudi.
Produced in 2016, the 78-minute film has been screened in cinemas in Turkey.
It has participated in many international festivals and was the winner of the special jury prize at the 21st Busan International Film Festival, best performance by an actress at the 16th International Film Festival in Morocco, best feature film at the Tripoli Film Festival, and the jury’s special prize at the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi.
