International screening of The Return will kick off on November 10 in the presence of Lebanese Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul-Muttaleb Al-Hinawi.
The Arabic version of the Iranian animation with Arabic name "Al-Oudat" is scheduled to be premiered on November 8.
The animation relates the history of pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula and its southern ridges in Yemen, where a local Jewish ruler, Zu-Nuas, had allegedly burnt an entire Christian community to discourage them from practicing their faith. It makes parallels with Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ, which addressed a similar theme of executing Christians and its prophet.
The Return had won the plate of honor for the Best Animation Award during 34th Fajr Film Festival earlier in February.
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