.jpg "A scene from “Bani and Nani”")
TEHRAN -- Iranian screenwriter Mohsen Mirzakhani said that the satire in Woody Allen’s works was a source of inspiration for him to write “Bani and Nani”, an Iranian animated film series.
“I do love satire. For me the biggest tragedy of life is considered as satire and I was also influenced by Woody Allen in some other works,” he told the Persian service of ISNA on Monday.
Directed by Mohammadreza Najafi-Emami and Behtash Sanaii, the series is currently being broadcast every night from Pooya, an Iranian satellite channel that is dedicated to showing animations.
The 52-episode series tells the story of Bani and Nani, two satirical characters, in different social situations.
“None of the characters are completely good or evil, but we try to show different aspects of human character in various situations,” he said.
Peyman Bodaghi, Morteza Yari, Nasser Najafian, Saman Ghiasvand, Amin Sadeqvand and Vahid Parhizkar are the animators of the series.
The animation aims to promote urban life and civilized social attitudes in the form of satirical adventures of two characters, Najafi-Emami previously said in an interview.
SB/YAW
END