Picture: © Scene from Dovlatov movie/Filmpro.ru
Russian filmmaker Alexey German Junior has won the title of the Best Film Director at the Fajr Film Festival in Iran, TASS informs. The gala closing ceremony of the festival was held in the capital city of Iran. German Junior was complemented for his last work – Dovlatov movie presented at the international agenda of the film forum.
Another Russia’s representative in the world of cinema – the film director Tatiana Fedorovskaya won the Best Short-Length Movie category with her Faith movie.
The Best Movie nomination was won by the Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov for his movie Aga shot in Yakutia. Russian actors are starring in the movie.
This is the 36th forum in a row. It was conducted in Iran at the beginning of the 80ies for the first time. At present, Fajr Film Forum is one of the oldest and most significant festivals of the Middle East.
Note that, the independent jury already awarded German Junior for the movie dedicated to life and works of the well-known Russian writer. The plot is about 4 days in 1971, spent by Dovlatov in Saint Petersburg.
The director showed on the screens many traits of that historical period, such as Saigon café in Leningrad, considered a cult rock n' roll club, Lenfilm studio and legendary Bolshoi drama theatre in the period of its flourishing. The film shows scenes of talks between the main character and the young Joseph Brodsky, a Nobel Prize laureate in literature.
The main part was played by the Serbian actor Milan Maric. Besides, Danila Kozlovsky, Svetlana Khodchenkova and others are starring in the movie.
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