British-Iranian filmmaker Hassan Nazer’s latest film Winners has been selected as the UK’s entry to the Best International Film category.
Written and directed by Nazer, the film is set in a poor Iranian village where the children work hard to support their families.
One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statuette in the desert. As the authorities search for the lost treasure, sharing a passion for cinema Yahya’s boss Nasser Khan decides to help the children find its owner.
Winners was fully financed in Scotland with support from Creative Scotland and shot entirely in Iran with 100% Farsi dialogue.
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