TEHRAN – Sareh Bayat won the award for best actress at the 10th Tiburon International Film Festival for her role in Iranian director Abbas Rafei’s “Oblivion Season”, the organizers announced on Friday. 

She portrays Fariba, an ex-prostitute who starts a new life by marrying her lover but leaving the shadow of her dark past turns out not to be as easy as it had seemed beforehand.

The award for best actor went to János Kulka from Hungary for his role in “Demimonde” by director Attila Szász.

“Demimonde” won the award for best film at the festival, which is dedicated to screening independent feature and short films from around the world.

Photo: Sareh Bayat acts in a scene from “Oblivion Season”.

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