Resistance festival focus films on MKO

August 30, 2016 - 9:50

TEHRAN – The 14th International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF) plans to review seven movies and TV series on Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO, MeK – also known as People’s Mujahedin of Iran, PMOI), an Iranian political–militant organization in exile that carried out many terrorist operations to overthrow the Iranian government.

Tehran Times Art DeskMovies “My Sky” by Mohammadreza Ahanj, “The Little Black Fish” by Majid Esmaeili, and “The 1001st Stronghold” by Amir-Hossein Noruzi have been selected to be screened in a special program, the organizers announced on Monday.

In addition, the program includes the acclaimed TV series “Black Intelligence 2” by Masud Abparvar and “Salman Group” by Kazem Masumi.

“Border Road”, a documentary co-directed by Hossein Riggi and Mohammad Qanefard, and “Naku”, a short film by Hossein Riggi, will also be reviewed.

The 14th International Resistance Film Festival is scheduled to be held in Tehran from September 23 to 30.

Twenty-eight documentary films, including films by U.S. filmmakers Michael Moore, “Where to Invade Next”, and Oliver Stone, “Mi Amigo Hugo”, will be screened in the documentary section of the festival.

The festival is organized every year during the Sacred Defense Week in September to commemorate the anniversary of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

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