Tehran (NAVID AZAD) – “The Recess” by Director Navid Nikkhah Azad competes in Lugo Film Week (2021) in Spain.
“The Recess” by Director Navid Nikkhah Azad competes in 43rd Lugo Film Week (Semana de Cine de Lugo ) which took place from September 20 – 25, 2021 in Lugo, Spain.
“The Recess” marks its 39th international appearance in Semana de Cine de Lugo (Semana de Cine de Lugo) in Spain.
Lugo Film Week (Semana de Cine de Lugo) is a an international film week which aims to present the best author movies from around the world every year on late September in Lugo, Spain.
Semana de Cine de Lugo (SICA) is organized by Fonmiñá, collabarated by the City Council of Lugo, the Provincial Council of Lugo, the Xunta de Galicia, Xacobeo, Caixa Galicia, the University-Campus of Lugo and Galicia Dixital.
The Fonmiñá Photocinematographic Group was born in Lugo in the mid-1970s due to the concerns of young devotees in the world of image.
The festival’s main competitions are:
- Full-length films (Official Section)
- Full-length films and short films (Nationalities Cinema)
- Galician Cinema (Parallel Sections)
- Cinema and Gastronomy (Parallel Sections)
- Documentary Cinema (Parallel Sections)
- Short films (Parallel Sections).
“The Recess” is set to screen on September 23 along with other short films in ‘AS CURTAS TAMÉN SON CINE’ (Shorts Are Also Films) section. This section is devoted to the acclaimed short movies which screened and won top prizes in important film festivals around the globe.
“The Recess”, tells the story of Seventeen-year-old Sahar, who is determined to watch her favorite soccer team play for the league championship. Barred from attending sports events as a woman, Sahar disguises herself as a boy with the help of her friends. Things take a tragic turn when Sahar’s disguise is uncovered. Inspired by true events, The Recess explores gender oppression in Iranian society.
