We have the honor to be the host of Cannes Palme d'Or Best Actor Mr. Shahab Hosseini at this special one-time event.
KHANEH PEDARI -
105 minutes, Drama, Persian (Farsi) with English subtitles
Director: Kianoush Ayari
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Mehdi Hashemi, Nasser Hashemi, Mina Sadati, Ainaz Azarhoush
Producers: Kianoush Ayari, Ali Solteni
The consequences of a father and son's violent act reverberates through three generations of their family.
Ticket includes Q&A session: $30 General Admission
Roxie Theater3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Doors will be open at 1:30 pm
Shahab Hosseini is one of today's top Iranian actors. His acting career took off with his performance in movies such as Tahmineh Milani's The Fifth Reaction (2003) (Vakonesh-e-Panjom) and Superstar (2009). He won the Crystal Simorgh from Tehran's 27th Fajr International Film Festival for his performance as Kourosh in "Superstar". Two years later, he received the Diploma of Honor from Fajr Film Festival and the Silver Bear Award from the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival for his memorable role as the hot-tempered Hodjat in Asghar Farhadi's internationally critically acclaimed film Academy Award-winner, A Separation (2011). He has also received several nominations and awards from Iran's House of Cinema including Best Actor in a Lead Role for his performance in Asghar Farhadi's previous film, About Elly (2009). In 2016, he won Festival de Cannes Palme d'Or Best Actor award for his memorable lead role in Asghar Farhadi's Academy Award-winner The Salesman (2016).
Pol Media is a Pioneer Distributor of International Films. Pol Media Presents this screening of Khaneh Pedari and will continue with screenings of films from around the world.
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