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Persian short film ‘Maral’ picked for Stuttgarter festival
The Stuttgart Film Festival, also known as Stuttgart Film Winter, is an annual event held in Stuttgart, Germany, during the month of January. For over 35 years, the festival has been dedicated to transcending the boundaries between cinema and media art, featuring an adventurous international program of films, workshops, media exhibitions, and performances for all ages. From December to February, the city’s events revolve around the festival’s theme, which this year is “Breathe the Air of Another Planet.”
From January 15 to 22, all films, media, exhibitions, and performances will explore this thought-provoking theme.
‘Maral’ has previously been screened at the 30th German Short Film Week, the 22nd Tirana International Film Festival, and the 1st National Iranian Ethnic Film Festival.
Written and directed by Parinaz Mehri and produced by Amir Etminan, ‘Maral’ tells the story of a 15-year-old girl who, in the absence of her father, is forced by her grandfather and uncle to marry her cousin, who has an intellectual disability.
The film stars Firouz Agheli, Samaneh Nourivand, Hadi Eftekharzadeh, and Bahram Nobaripour, among others.