Tallinn, Goa film festivals host Iran’s ‘Almond Eyes’
The Iranian feature film Almond Eyes (internationally titled K-Popper), directed by Ebrahim Amini and produced by Sajad Nasrollahi‑Nasab, has secured invitations to two prominent international festivals.
Firstly, it will be presented in the “Just Film” section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, one of the world’s A-list, FIAPF-accredited festivals.
In addition, “Almond Eyes” has been selected for the competitive section of the annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where it will vie for the prestigious ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal, an award dedicated to films promoting peace, tolerance and intercultural dialogue.
The film was previously showcased at major festivals including Kazan International Film Festival in Russia, where it won three awards (Best Director, Best Actress, NETPAC Award), and the Eurasia International Film Festival in Kazakhstan, where it received a Special Jury Prize.
Almond Eyes tells the story of Maedeh, a 16-year-old girl from Shiraz who falls in love with a Korean pop singer and decides to travel to Seoul. The film stars Sareh Bayat, Setayesh Dehghan, Mehdi Hashemi, Ali Bagheri, and debutants Hussein Rameh and child-actor Mahoor Sadeq Ali. Its international distribution is handled by the domestic company Shahre‑Farang, and the domestic release by Seventh Art Institute.