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TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “The Height of Hope” will go on screen at the 19th Lessinia Film Festival, which will be held in the Italian city from August 28 to September 1.
Directed by Keyvan Majidi, the film is about an old man and his daughter who live in Uramanat, a mountainous region in the western Iranian province of Kordestan. He begins planting a vineyard in memory of his wife with the help his daughter.
A total of 234 films from 43 countries will compete at the festival, the website of the festival announced.
The Lessinia Film Festival is the only Italian cinematographic competition dedicated exclusively to short films, documentaries, and full length features about the life, history and traditions of the mountains.
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