Iran’s ‘Who Are We?’ Makes It to New York Festival

Date: 03 January 2022 - 22:03

News ID: ۹۸۵۱۴

TEHRAN (IFILM) --
Iranian film ‘Who Are We?’ has been set to be screened at the New Filmmakers New York Film Festival (NFNYFF) in the U.S.
The 25th edition of the American event will host the film directed by Abdolhasan Keivan.
A synopsis to the film reads, “Bahram misses the chance to live with the girl who he is in love with due to his immigration. Later, he finds the truth that the couple who raised him are not his biological parents. Finding out the new details, he goes through a breathtaking challenge. The feeling of lost identity and love do not leave him alone. He faces questions that disturb his internal peace”.
The cast of ‘Who Are We?’ include Afshin Nakhaee, Mohammadreza Barzegar, Mehdikhan Ahmadi, Raya Nasiri, Nina Barzegar, Elahe Pourrostami, Masoumeh Dashti, Shima Alahbeigi, Azad Parsaeenejad, Mehdi Zeighami Moqaddam, Mansour Zare, Masoumeh Zahedi, Hani Nikoupayam, and Telma Rafatkhah.
According to the official website of the NFNYFF, “the New Filmmakers Series began in 1998 and over the past twenty-one years has screened over 1000 feature and 4,000 short films”.
The upcoming edition of the festival will be held on January 11-February 29, 2022.