VIFF alumnus Reza Mirkarimi (he was here with Under the Moonlight in 2001), director of three of Iran's nominees for the Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award, returns with this subtle, gritty, wonderfully acted road movie that evokes memories of neo-realism. Fresh out of jail, Jalal (Hamed Behdad) reluctantly takes charge of his now-motherless two children and heads to Azerbaijan with them and his new Azeri wife. It is a trip that will change everything...
Castle of Dreams (Ghasr-e Shirin) by Reza Mirkarimi
Cast: Hamed Behdad, Zhila Shahi, Azadeh Nobahari, Nioosha Alipour, Youna Tadayyon, Akbar Ayeen
Iran
Tue. Oct 1, 8:45 pm, Centre for Arts
Wed. Oct 2, 3:30 pm, International Village 8
Special Student, Senior Discounts and No on-line ticketing fee on This Site. Ages 18+
The award-winner at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (the jury was led by the esteemed Nuri Bilge Ceylan), Castle of Dreams marks the first film at VIFF since 2001’s Under the Moonlight for director Reza Mirkarimi. In that film, a young man questioned his training to be a cleric, and here the ideas that bind a family together are likewise held up for examination.
"Subtly written and sensitively directed." - Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Shanghai 19
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