New Iranian films premiere to liven up theaters for Id al-Fitr

TEHRAN,Aug.4(MNA) -- Several films have premiered in Iranian theaters a week early to better brighten up Id al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan. “The Vestibule” by Behruz Shoeibi, “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” by Puran Derakhshandeh, “The Fourth Child” by Vahid Musaian and “The Interchange” are among the new movies, Iran’s Screening Council said in a press release on Saturday. “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” is Derakhshandeh’s social drama on the problems of Iranian girls. Starring Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zarei, Jamshid Hashempur, Hadi Marzban and Babak Hamidian, the film shared a Crystal Simorgh for Audience Favorite Film at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran in February. “The Fourth Child” tells the story of an Iranian actress who gives up cinema to discover a new world through photography of the famine and war in Somalia. Mehdi Hashemi, Mahtab Kermati and Hamed Behdad star in the film. “The Vestibule” tells the story of a single mother named Shiva who makes her best efforts to run the family but the arrival of a letter changes her life. It is actor Shoeibi’s directorial debut and brought Hanieh Tavassoli a Crystal Simorgh for best actress at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival last year. The comedy “The Interchange” is about a naive person who is mistakenly replaced by a war commander. Akbar Abdi, Javad Ezzati, Samaneh Pakdel, Mehran Ghafurian and Giti Qasemi are among the actors.