Eagerly-awaited as one of the star projects of the new Nordic Gateway strand of the Göteborg Film Festival, a new section connecting international features to Nordic partners, “Honor of Persia,” the solo directing debut of French-Iranian actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi, was handed Jan. 30 the inaugural Tint Post-Production Award worth Sek 400,000.
Inspired by the Cannes-winning actor of “Holy Spider”’s personal experience, the story co-written by Ebrahimi with Mahmoud Chokrollahi, turns on Ava Rad, a beloved star of Iranian TV and cinema adored by the religious Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s cultural elite. “When an old explicit tape of her is leaked, the woman starts a descent into hell,” reads the logline.
During her moving pitch to a crowd of industry delegates at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market, Ebrahimi opened up about the genesis of the project and the urgency for her to bring it to the screens.
Inspired by the Cannes-winning actor of “Holy Spider”’s personal experience, the story co-written by Ebrahimi with Mahmoud Chokrollahi, turns on Ava Rad, a beloved star of Iranian TV and cinema adored by the religious Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s cultural elite. “When an old explicit tape of her is leaked, the woman starts a descent into hell,” reads the logline.
During her moving pitch to a crowd of industry delegates at Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market, Ebrahimi opened up about the genesis of the project and the urgency for her to bring it to the screens.
- 1/30/2025
- by Annika Pham and Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
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