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‘Juliet & the King’ on Iranian silver screens
Written, directed, and produced by Ashkan Rahgozar, the product is a musical animation in the comedy-romance genre, ILNA reported.
The film took six years to be produced, and it has so far participated in 14 international festivals and won six awards.
In the 90-minute 2D family animation, Nasser-al-Din Shah, the Iranian king, gets an invitation to visit France. He loves Europe and he always takes the chance to visit there. While visiting a Romeo-Juliet play in Paris, the actress catches his eye. He falls in love with her so deeply that he asks her to perform the same play in Tehran, so he can impress her and win her heart.
Julie, the actress, decides to take this chance. With the help of her friend Jamal, she goes to perform in Iran, anticipating progress in her career. But she suddenly finds herself among jealous court ladies and the center of the king’s attention.
‘Juliet & the King’ is Rahgozar’s second animated feature produced in Hoorakhsh Studios after the mythic fantasy ‘The Last Fiction’ (2018).
The animated movie premiered at the 43rd Fajr Film Festival last year.