3rd IrFFNY presents a selection of acclaimed and award-winning films from one of the world’s most vital and distinguished national cinemas. The festival aims to unite two strands of Iranian moviemaking – the classic art-house Iranian cinema beloved by cinephiles around the world, and new cutting-edge works that showcase the adventurousness and daring nature of younger Iranian directors.
Schedule
(Opening Night)
7:00 pm: The Old Bachelor
Writer & Director: Oktay Baraheni
Producers: Arsalan Baraheni, Babak Hamidian, Hanif Soroori
Cast: Leila Hatami, Hamed Behdad, Hassan Pourshirazi, Mohammad Valizadegan, Babak Hamidian, Fahimeh
Rahimnia, Reza Rouygari, Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad, Vahid Ghazi Zahedi, Ali Rahimi.
Synopsis:
In an Iran weighed down by a struggling economy, two middle-aged brothers live with their bullying father. A man prone to rages and driven by chauvinism, the father's abusiveness found his second wife leaving him. Now he picks on his eldest son, while the younger sibling fantasizes about ways to kill his father. When the man rents out the flat above to a young woman, with intentions of marrying her, the woman's attraction to the older son slowly pushes this profoundly damaged family to breaking point.
Director's Bio:
Oktay Baraheni (born 1974) is an Iranian Film director and writer. He is a graduate of the Fine Arts York University Toronto, Canada with a degree in Cinema, His successful career includes several feature films, several short films and a documentary Khatab Be Parvaneha, which is a well-known Iranian poet and writer in relation to his father, Reza Baraheni, As well as him first feature film was The Pole Khaab, which was screened in the new film section of the Fajr Film Festival in 2015 And in 2016, its public release began, He also has a background in journalism.
Festivals & Awards:
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024; Winner, Big Screen Award
- London Film Festival 2024; Winner Best Narrative Film
- Transilvania Int'l Film Festival 2024; Winner Best Actor
- Galway Film Fleadh2024; Winner Best Film, world Cinema Competition
US premiere - Winner Rotterdam FF 2024 + Q&A After
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