DIRECTOR: Babak Lotfi Khajepasha
STARRING: Maral Bani Adam, Roohollah Zamani, Javad Ghamati
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 28 minutes
LANGUAGE: Persian
The life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the world of their children.
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In the Arms of the Tree is directed by Babak Lotfi Khajepasha and its his second feature film following Light Blue. It had its world premiere at Iran’s Fajr Film Festival in February 2023 where it received the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best Screenplay. It also played at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2024.
Iran has selected In The Arms of the Tree as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation made the announcement this morning. IRNA, the country’s English-language news service, said the pick was made after “a 10-day review process.” IRNA said a “nine-member selection committee” picked the film from a final selection process that included two other finalists. The other two films were Isatis, directed by Alireza Dehghan, and The Silent City, directed by Ahmad Bahrami.
The film is produced by Soureh Cinema.
In the Arms of the Tree is a drama.
To check out all previous submissions for Iran, click HERE.
STARRING: Maral Bani Adam, Roohollah Zamani, Javad Ghamati
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 28 minutes
LANGUAGE: Persian
The life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the world of their children.
***
In the Arms of the Tree is directed by Babak Lotfi Khajepasha and its his second feature film following Light Blue. It had its world premiere at Iran’s Fajr Film Festival in February 2023 where it received the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best Screenplay. It also played at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2024.
Iran has selected In The Arms of the Tree as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation made the announcement this morning. IRNA, the country’s English-language news service, said the pick was made after “a 10-day review process.” IRNA said a “nine-member selection committee” picked the film from a final selection process that included two other finalists. The other two films were Isatis, directed by Alireza Dehghan, and The Silent City, directed by Ahmad Bahrami.
The film is produced by Soureh Cinema.
In the Arms of the Tree is a drama.
To check out all previous submissions for Iran, click HERE.
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