The Iranian film Child of Nations wins an award at the BRICS+ festival.
Mahmoud Karimis Child of Nations won the best fiction film award at the BRICS+ International Film Festival in Russia, which was announced on November 6 at the TASS headquarters in Moscow. The 117-minute film follows the children of orphanages after the 1979 revolution, focusing on Abulfazel's search for his origins through friendship, love, loss and war. Starring Gohar Harandish, Reza Kianian and Hassan Majoni, it received 14 nominations for Crystal Simurg in Fajar, winning three. The festival received 327 submissions from 22 countries.