TEHRAN (IFILM) -- The Nancy International Film Festival in France has been scheduled to screen Iran’s ‘World Northern Hemisphere’.
Written and directed by Hossein Tehrani, the Iranian movie will compete at the 28th edition of the French event.
The movie is about racism. “Which race is superior?!” its synopsis reads.
It tells the story of a young boy, Ahmad, who is the breadwinner for his fatherless family.
At his mother’s request, they rent a farm, but human bones are found, disturbing their plan.
The film was made based on a trip that the director took to the Iranian province of Khuzestan 20 years ago.
The actors were selected from the local children; and for selecting the right person, the film’s crew had to test some 2,000 students.
Also, three young theater actors from Tehran joined the cast of the film.
‘World Northern Hemisphere’ took part in some global events, including the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in the U.S., the Iranian Film Festival of Zurich in Switzerland, and the Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan, where it won the award for the best future film in Asia.
The 2022 edition of the Nancy International Film Festival will take place in the northeastern French riverfront city on August 26-September 4.
Marine Ottogalli, Igor Ivanov and Alain Chrétien will judge the movies at the official competition section of the festival.