It’s 1997 and Afghanistan is controlled by the Taliban. Seventeen-year-old Jalil Nazari finds refuge in Iran, where he ekes out an existence doing odd jobs. One day luck comes his way and he lands the starring role in an Iranian feature film. The film, ‘Djomeh’ directed by Hassan Yektapanah is selected for the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it wins the ‘Golden Camera’ award, thus hurtling Jali towards unexpected horizons…
*-38th São Paulo Inetrnational Film Festival, Brazil. October 16-29,
2014, Competitive section
*-International Film Festival TOKYO FILMeX, Japan. November 22-30,
2014. « Competition Section »
*- Edinburgh Iranian Film Festival, UK. February 2015 « Non Competitive Festival »
