TEHRAN – A number of Iranian movies will be screened at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which will be held from March 23 to April 6.
Reza Mirkarimi’s acclaimed drama “Today”, which delicately illustrates modern-day empathy, as well as Rakhshan Banietemad’s social drama “Tales”, will compete in the festival.
The lineup also includes “Atomic Heart Mother” directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh, “Borderless” by Amir-Hossein Asgari and Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi”.
Last year a retrospective of the Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi including “Dancing in Dust”, “Beautiful City”, “Fireworks Wednesday”, “About Elly” and “A Separation” was screened at the previous edition of the event.
The festival is organized annually by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS).
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