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PayvandNews – “Life+1 Day” by Iranian director Saeid Rustai has won the best film award at the 22nd Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans, which was held in the Swiss city from November 4 to 12.
“Life+1 Day”
Director: Saeed Roustayi
Writer: Saeed Roustayi
Stars: Peyman Moaadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar
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The movie is about a young girl, Somayeh, in a poor family who is contemplating whether she should leave her family to marry a rich Afghan or to stay with them and continue her attempts to mend her broken family. Her older brother, who is a recovering addict, urges her to leave, while her younger brother, who is still a user, asks her to stay and not to give up on her family.
“Park” by Sofia Exarchou, a Greek-Polish joint production, and “Alipato – the Very Brief Life of an Ember” by Khavn De La Cruz from the Philippines received special mention in this section.
