Tehran (NAVID AZAD) – “The Recess” by Navid Nikkhah Azad competes in the 8th Civitanova Film Festival (CFF) in Italy.
“The Recess” has been selected to compete in the official competition section of the 8th Civitanova Film Festival (CFF) in Italy, which takes place in Civitanova Marche from July 9-15.
Founded in 2015, the Civitanova Film Festival is an international film event taking place each July in Italy’s Civitanova Marche.
“The Recess” has competed in 105 international film festivals including FIAPF-accredited, GOYA and Oscar-Qualifying film festivals around the world and has won 20 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 by Navid Nikkhah Azad 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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