The two films will be screened in the Open Horizons section of the festival, the organizers have announced.
Directed by Saeid Rustai, Just 6.5 will go on screen on November 5. The film shows a police group under the leadership of Samad who was assigned to arrest Nasser Khakzad, a major drug trafficker in Tehran
The film was a big winner at the 19th Hafez Awards as it was honored in several categories, including best film and best director.
The Warden by Nima Javidi tells the story of an Iranian prison warden who is assigned to transfer prisoners to a new building during the 1960s. The film will be screened on November 6.
This year’s festival, which opened on October 31, will be running until November 10.
Source: Tehran Times