TEHRAN -- The acclaimed Iranian director Marzieh Borumand plans to make a sequel to the 1984 popular the puppet show movie “The City of Mice”.
Manijeh Hekmat and Ali Sartipi will jointly produce the film, Hekmat told the Persian service of ISNA on Monday.
The set for the film is being constructed in a large hall in Tehran’s Velayat Park and shooting is scheduled to commence in April, she added
She said that the film will liven up children’s cinema in Iran.
Borumand has directed several TV series for children in 1980s including “Grandmother’s Home”, “School of Mice” and “Ta-Be-Ta tales”, which were warmly welcomed by audiences.
Popular movies including “Hello, Hello I am Joojoo!”, “The City of Mice” and “Sweet Jam” are among her credit.
The script of the film has written by Marzieh Borumand and Farhad Tohidi.
In 1984, Marzieh Boroumand and Mohammad-Ali Talebi made the big-screen hit “The City of Mice” - a puppet show based on a children TV series “The School of Mice” (1981-1984).
The movie was about the attack of a black cat on the city of mice, which forced the mice to leave the city. Received enthusiastically by children, it also drew a large number of adult viewers as well.
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