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The Warden Wins Student Jury Award at Crime and Punishment Film Festival

The Warden Wins Student Jury Award at Crime and Punishment Film Festival

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – The Iranian acclaimed movie The Warden has won the Student Jury Award at the 9th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival in the Turkish city of Istanbul, the organizers have announced.

Directed by Nima Javidi, the film tells the story of an Iranian prison warden who is assigned to transfer prisoners to a new building during the 1960s.

Javidi who was attending the closing ceremony on Thursday expressed his thanks to the jury and said he always considers himself a student in cinema.

Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen from Australia received the award for best feature film, and the Special Jury Award was given to La Belle Indifference by Kivanç Sezer from Turkey.

Source: Tehran Times

 

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