Turkish Golden Tulip Int’l Competition Award goes to Iran’s ‘World War III’
The Iranian feature film, ‘World War III,’ directed by Houman Seyedi, won the Golden Tulip International Competition Award from the 42nd Istanbul Film Festival in Türkiye, held from April 7 to 18.
A total of 59 short and feature films competed in national and international competitions at the festival, ISNA reported.
The cast of the film are: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Mahsa Hejazi, Neda Jebraeili and Navid Nosrati. It was selected as the Iran entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
‘World War III’ competed for the Orizzonti Award at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor and the Orizzonti Award for Best Film.
Regarding the plot summary of ‘World War III,’ Shakib (Mohsen Tanabandeh) is a homeless day laborer who lost his wife and son in an earthquake years ago. Over the last couple of years, he has been in a relationship with Ladan (Mahsa Hejazi), a deaf and mute woman. The construction site on which he works turns out to be the set of a film about the atrocities committed by Hitler during WWII.
Against all odds, he is given a house and an opportunity of a lifetime. When Ladan learns about his movie role and the house, she comes to his workplace to ask for help and a place. Shakib’s plan to hide her fails and threatens to destroy his chance to be somebody.