Melbourne, written and directed by Nima Javidi, is his debut feature film with a social theme. It has been produced by Javad Norouzbeigi and features Mani Haghighi, Peiman Maadi, and Negar Javaherian as its main cast.
The film recounts the story of a young couple on their way to Melbourne to continue their studies. However, just a few hours before the departure of their flight, they are unintentionally involved in a tragic event.
This acclaimed family drama has already won the Golden Pyramid for best film at the 36th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) in Egypt.
The only Latin American Film Festival which was granted a ‘Category A’ by the FIAPF, the Mar del Plata International Film Festival was created in 1954 and this year it celebrates its 60th anniversary at the 29th edition of the Festival.
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is to be held from November 22nd to 30th, 2014 in Argentina.
Nima Javidi was born in 1980. He has graduated in mechanical engineering and has directed six short films – Marathon Paralyzed Champion (1999), A Call for O (2001), The Poor Earth (2004), Changeable Weather (2007), Crack (2009), Catnap (2010); two documentaries – Person (2007), An Ending to an Ancient Profession (2007); and more than thirty commercials. Melbourne is his first feature film.
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