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Iranian ‘The Old Bachelor’ to be screened in Italy
The movie, directed by Oktay Baraheni, will compete in the main section of the festival, which runs from September 21 to 29. This marks the film’s fourth international appearance.
Starring Iranian cinema heavyweights Leila Hatami, Hamed Behdad, and Hassan Pourshirazi, ‘The Old Bachelor’ has already made waves in the international film circuit. It won the Best Film Award at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam and was praised for its performances at the Transilvania Film Festival in Romania.
Pourshirazi also took home the Best Actor Award at the Transilvania Film Festival for his role in the movie. Plus, ‘The Old Bachelor’ won the Best Film Award at the Galway Film Festival in Ireland.
The Lucca Film Festival, which has been running since 2005, showcases a range of international films every year in the Italian city of Lucca.