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Ceremony to honour Iranian Oscar winner Farhadi cancelled

Iran Materials 12 March 2012 13:56 (UTC +04:00)
A ceremony which had been planned to be held today to honour Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie ‘A Separation’, has been called off by officials, ILNA news agency reported
Ceremony to honour Iranian Oscar winner Farhadi cancelled

Azerbaijan, Baku, Mar. 12/ Trend D.Khatinoglu/

A ceremony which had been planned to be held today to honour Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie 'A Separation', has been called off by officials, ILNA news agency reported.

The association of Iranian movie directors and the high council of movie producers were to hold the ceremony.

'A Separation' tells the story of a middle-class urban couple who are planning to divorce.

The film scooped up awards in February 2011 at the Fajr International Film Festival, which is Iran's most important cinematic event.

The film repeated its success at the 2011 Berlinale, where Farhadi received the Golden Bear for the best film and its cast were presented with the best actor and actress Silver Bears.

The film also brought Farhadi and his colleagues many major and minor awards at other international events.

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