2015 Cannes Film Festival to screen Iran’s ‘Nahid’

The 68th Cannes International Film Festival is set to screen “Nahid” by Iranian filmmaker Ida Panahandeh.

The social drama will have its world premiere at the French festival’s Un Certain Regard section. 

“Nahid” is a production of Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center and recounts the story of a woman who faces a serious challenge following her divorce.

 Panahandeh’s latest film is Iran’s only representative at the prestigious festival.

The Un Certain Regard section of the festival will screen 19 films, including “Fly Away Solo” by Neeraj Ghaywan (India), “The Treasure” by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania), “Rams” by Grimar Hakonarson (Iceland) and “The Shameless” by Oh Seung-euk (South Korea).

Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini will lead the Un Certain Regard jury.

The 2015 Cannes Film Festival will open with French filmmaker Emmanuelle Bercot’s “Standing Tall” on May 13. “Ice and the Sky”, directed by Luc Jacquet, has been announced as the festival's closing film.

The main competition section of the annual event will screen nearly 20 films, including “Dheepan” by Jacques Audiard (France), “The Assassin” by Hou Hsiao-hsien (Taiwan), “Mia madre” by Nanni Moretti (Italy) and “The Sea of Trees” by Gus Van Sant (US).

The award-winning Coen brothers will co-preside the jury of this year’s 2015 main competition section.

The 68th Cannes International Film Festival will screen feature films, short films and documentaries in the French Riviera resort until May 24.

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