Tehran (NAVID AZAD) – ‘The Recess’ by Navid Nikkhah Azad competes in the 11th Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest in Italy.
‘The Recess’ has been selected to compete in the Social Short Films competition section of the 11th Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest, which takes place in Nettuno, Roma from June 27-July 3.
Tracce cinematografiche Film Fest is an international festival of short films held annually in Italy.
‘The Recess’ has competed in 97 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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