Tehran (NAVID AZAD) – ‘The Recess’ by Navid Nikkhah Azad competes in the 5th Med-Limes “Ai Confini del Mediterraneo” in Italy.
‘The Recess’ has been selected to compete in the short film competition section of the 5th Med-Limes “Ai Confini del Mediterraneo”, which takes place from June 4-6, 2022 in Salerno, Italy.
Med-Limes “Ai Confini del Mediterraneo” is an International Short Film Festival promoted by FONMED – “Fondazione Sud per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo nel Mediterraneo”. The festival focuses on focuses on hot topics of our era.
‘The Recess’ has competed in 96 international film festivals including FIAPF-accredited, GOYA and Oscar-Qualifying film festivals around the world and has won 18 awards.
‘The Recess’ brings the story of Sahar Khodayari (Iranian Blue Girl) to life.
The movie follows Sahar, a 17-year-old student who is determined to skip high school during recess to go to the football stadium to watch a football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of the AFC Champions League in violation of the national ban on women entering football stadiums in Iran.
The acclaimed movie has been picked for the main competition of notable international film festivals such as ‘Festival Internacioal de Cine de Lebu’ (Academy Awards Qualifying film festival), ‘Festival de Cine de Alicante’ (recognized by Goya Awards), ‘Santo Domingo Global Film Festival’ (accredited by FIAPF).
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