Family vs film and actor vs actress
The screening of Iranian film ‘Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and others’ followed by a discussion will be held at 4 pm on December 28 at the Iran Cultural Centre, Colombo.
Directed by Behruz Afkhami and written by Marjan Shirmohammadi and Behruz himself, the film revolves around Shahdokht the wife of the famous actor Parviz, who accidentally enters the world of cinema by being cast as an actress in Parviz’s last film and becomes a serious rival to him.
He becomes jealous of her and their relationship becomes sour. Until their daughter who lives in Europe suddenly return home without notice.
The film stars Amirali Danaei, Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Gohar Kheirandish, Marjan Shirmohammadi, Azadeh Esmaeilkhani and Rambod Javan in the main cast.