Internationally renowned Iranian director Asghar Farhadis Paris-set drama is programmed to be screened at the 2013 Munich International Film Festival.Farhadis latest dramaThe Past (Le Pass)is set to be presented at the Competition section of the festival.
The movie which is currently being screened in French and Iranian movie theaters has gained much praise.
Farhadis immigrant romantic drama depicts the story of an Iranian man who deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. When he comes back to Paris upon his wife's request for a divorce encounters with a complicated situation of the family there.
Premiered in the 2013 Cannes film festival, the film experienced its first international screening at Sidney International Film Festival few days ago.
The Pastis Farhadis sixth directorial work and first one in a foreign country that was shot in the French capital, Paris.
The film scooped two prizes at the 66th Cannes film festival including the Best Actress award that went to Argentine-French actress Berenice Bejo, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (prix du Jury cumnique).
The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury was conferred on Farhadi for his films moral values, according to the statement of the jury.
The film is also set to be screened at the 2013 Durban International Film Festival in South Africa.
Farhadi recently received the years medal of Paris City Hall forThe Past. The medal was dedicated by the citys mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, during a ceremony held in the capitals City Hall.
The 2013 Munich International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from June 28 to July 6.
By Press TV
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