“Mazar Sharif” wins best film award at Australia festival

EghtesadOnline: Acclaimed political drama “Mazar Sharif” was selected as the best film at the Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, it was announced on Sunday.

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13 March 2017

Iranian filmmaker Hassan Barzideh’s film depicts the story of the killing of several Iranian diplomats and a journalist by Taliban terrorists in the Afghan city of Mazar Sharif in 1998.

According to IRNA, the film features Hossein Yari, Mahtab Keramati and Masoud Rayegan as its main characters.

The Phoenix Film Festival was held in Melbourne from Feb 26 to March 2, 2017.