TEHRAN (IP) - The 40th Fajr Film Festival kicked off on Monday in Milad Tower in Tehran with the screening of the film ‘Beiro’ .
‘Beiro’ was screened as the first film of the 40th Fajr Film Festival. ‘Beiro’ narrates the life story of the famous goalkeeper of the Iranian national football team (Team Melli), Alireza Beiranvand, produced by Majid Barzegar and directed by MortezaAli AbbasMirzaei.
Hamid Sajjadi, the Minister of Sports and Youth of Iran, also was present at Milad Tower to watch the film. In an interview with Iran Press, Sajjadi said: “We need such films to be recorded in the history of Iranian sports.”
Alireza Beiranvand was not present at the ceremony due to illness.