TEHRAN – Two Iranian films are competing in the 25th International Film Festival Love Is Folly that opened in Varna, Bulgaria on Friday.

“Melancholy” by Morteza Atashzamzam is scheduled to go on screen today while Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning drama “The Salesman” will be screened on September 2.

“Melancholy” is about a young woman, Mina, who finally becomes pregnant after suffering several medical problems but she feels ignored by her husband, Hesam.

She finds out that Hesam is more concerned about the personal problems of his colleague Shirin, who has recently been divorced.

“The Salesman” tells the story of a young couple who move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.

The festival will run until September 3.

Photo: Laleh Eskandari (L) and Mohammadreza Hedayati act in a scene from “Melancholy”.

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