Iranian filmmaker Bahram Tavakkoli’s latest production Here without Me has been awarded at the 2012 London Iranian Film Festival in the UK (UKIFF)
, Press TV reports.
Tavakkoli’s adapted drama picked up the Best Feature-length Award at the third edition of the festival.
A contemporary Iranian adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Glass Menagerie, Here without Me recounts the story of a single mother working hard to find a match for her shy and lame-legged daughter, while her son dreams mostly of cinema and running away from family obligations.
Here without Me was screened at the closing program of the festival that was warmly received by the critics and the audience.
Distributed by Iran’s Visual Media Institute, the movie has been screened at several international festivals such as Montreal's World Film Festival in Canada, Hamburg International Film Festival in Germany and Pune International Film Festival in India.
