

The cradle becomes an excuse for Rasul to reject his wife’s request.Īre You Volleyball? tells the story of a group of Arabic-speaking asylum seekers who arrive at the border of an English-speaking country and can go no further. With Rasul returning from the southern warzone to the northern part of the country, his wife Laya plans on going back to the warzone with him.

But the story begins when a package is not sealed properly and starts leaking.Ĭradle of Silence depicts Rasul who has to deliver a cradle to his martyr friend’s widow. They usually carry drugs sealed in layers of plastic wrap.

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Several films from Iranian directors will be competing in different sections of the Reading Film Festival taking place in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 3, the organizers have announced.īoarding Pass by Mehdi Rahmani, Flying Fishes and The Snail, both by Mohammad Torivarian, Cradle of Silence by Mostafa Mehraban and Are You Volleyball?! by Mohammad Bakhshi are among the films.Īlso included are Elephantbird by Masud Soheili, and Ako by Nabi Qolizadeh.īoarding Pass is about body packers who swallow pre-packaged drugs willfully or under duress to transfer them across the borders.
