News / Reports

Iranians hold funeral for acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami

Sunday, 10 July 2016 2:30 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 10 July 2016 2:31 PM ]

Iranians hold posters bearing a portrait of Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami on July 10, 2016 during a ceremony at the Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in the Iranian capital Tehran ahead of his funeral in the town of Lavasan. AFP

Hamid Javani

Press TV, Tehran

Thousands of people have gathered in Tehran to attend the funeral ceremony of Abbas Kiarostami, the renowned Iranian director. The celebrated film director had traveled to Paris to undergo treatment for his illness but finally succumbed to a stroke and died at the age of 76.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.co.uk