Iran’s ‘No Prior Appointment’ to compete in Italy
Iran’s ‘No Prior Appointment’, directed by Behrouz Shoeibi and produced by Mahmoud Babaei, is set to take part in the 26th edition of the Religion Today Film Festival, to be held from September 13 to 20 in Trento, Italy.
In its 12th international screening, the film will compete in the Migration and Migrants section of the Italian festival.
Religion Today is an international and itinerant film festival dedicated to religious diversity for a culture of peace and interfaith dialogue.
Recently, the film won the Best Film and Best Leading Actress awards at the 19th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema in Russia.
‘No Prior Appointment,’ a collaborative effort between the Farabi Cinema Foundation and the Image of the City Institute, tells the story of Yasmin, a woman who returns to her homeland of Iran after years in German exile following her father’s passing. Her journey is made all the more challenging by her six-year-old autistic son, but during her brief stay in Iran, she gains a profound insight into the essence of humanity and death.
This outstanding film made its Iranian debut at the 40th Fajr Film Festival in Tehran in 2021, where it earned Golden Simorgh for Best Film from a national perspective. Furthermore, ‘No Prior Appointment’ received more than 10 awards at the National Will Manifestation Awards, a companion event to the Fajr Film Festival, recognizing films that address key issues championed by various public organizations and institutions.