TEHRAN – Iranian director Maziar Miri’s family drama “The Painting Pool” will compete in the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held from June 14 to 22.
Starring Shahab Hosseini and Negar Javaherian, the acclaimed film is about a boy named Soheil, who has a problem with his physically challenged parents.
“The Painting Pool” has won the UNESCO Award at the seventh annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in December 2013.
The film also shared the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Favorite Film at the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran in February 2012.
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