Neurasthenia is Tootoonchi’s debut feature film that will compete against other works in this festival.
The film is about a 25-year-old man suffering from depression. He visits a psychiatrist as advised by friends and starts analyzing his problems with the family and society.
Neurasthenia is a psychological disorder that denotes a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, neuralgia and depression mood.
The aim of this festival which is held on 10-19 October is to discover young talents and introduce them to the world before their attendance in Cannes Festival.
In 2009 the Warsaw Film Festival became one of 14 events recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (www.fiapf.org) as international film festivals - besides Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, Moscow, etc.
Warsaw’s grand prix for the international competition is 30,000$, and the best director in this competition will be rewarded 3,000$.
Previously in this festival, other Iranian films such as Taste of Cherry [Abbas Kiarostami], Through the Olive Trees [Abbas Kiarostami], Children of Heaven [Majid Majidi], and Modest Reception [Mani Haghighi] have been put on display.
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