The five Iranian Tehran films will take part in the 47th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) to be held in Moscow, Russia from April 17th to 24th.
“For Rana” directed by Iman Yazdi, “After Father” short film by Nousin Meraji, “Trick” documentary by Jafar Sadeghi, short film by Mahdi Barqzadegan, short animated films “Glory” and “Holy Heaviness” and “Holy Heaviness” directed by Farnoosh Abedi
Made in 2025, “Holy Weight”, 9 minutes, deals with the unbearable lightness of the death of a loved one. Life that eats you like leprosy has scars. The weight of a loved one’s death can be inevitably overwhelming to remove this weight.
“Glory” is a production company in 2024. The 12-minute flick depicts a man who emerged from abandoned and sandy civilizations. Fascinated by the beauty of the stars, he creates a new civilization in the heart of the mountains. In the process, he discovers art.
“Trick” was produced in 2024. The 103-minute documentary is about yesterday’s impossible dream in a poor part of Iran, which has become today’s goal 10 years later, thanks to the efforts of a wrestling coach.
“For Rana” is a 2024 drama that runs for 87 minutes. In the film, hearing that the heart of an elderly man who dies if he is taken away from a ventilator is good for transplant into Lana, the parents meet and plead with the elderly new wife and son. The son, who is in dispute over the inheritance of an elderly man, is demanding money for a heart transplant.
“After My Father” was created in 2024. The 19-minute film revolves around a young girl whose sadness over her father’s death runs so deeply, ready to blame those closest to her.
The Moscow International Film Festival is one of the oldest World Film Forums (second in the Venice Film Festival).
MIFF has been leading the history since 1935. The ju judge was then chaired by Sergei Eisenstein, but for the next few years the festival was not held regularly. Therefore, it has been officially counted down since 1959, when it was renewed in 1959 and turned into a regular event – it took place over a strange year, alternated with the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. In 1999, MIFF became an annual event.
The highest award at the festival is the statue of St. George, who kills a dragon, as shown in the Moscow coat of arms. Nikita Mikhalkov has been president of the festival since 2000.
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