Experiencing its first international presence, Houra was screened at the competition section of premier showcases of All Lights India International Film Festival.
Houra narrates the story of a rural teenage boy, Hadi, who lives with his family in the desert margins in Tehran-Mashhad railroad track. Hadi tries to keep alive a garden, which is the only legacy of his mother's past.
NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) is a worldwide organization founded in 1990 as the result of a conference organized in New Delhi by Cinemaya. The award is granted for Best Asian Cinema, at the request of UNESCO, to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Asian films and filmmakers.
All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) aims at providing a unique platform for global film industry to portray excellence in filmmaking, aids to inspire, nurture and integrate the Indian Cinema industry thereby facilitating congregation of people and nations.
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