11th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2018

CHOCOLATE

SHOKOLATI (Persian)

Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80 | Comedy, Drama | 2017 | Feature Film (Live Action) | Persian

13-year-old Parsa has inherited a big chocolate factory from his grandfather. The factory is about to go bankrupt and Parsa must decide whether to sell or to run the factory once again with the help of his playful friends and his grandfather’s faithful lawyer. Indeed, there are some people who intends to sell this place. However, his grandfather has shared a formula for making a new chocolate in a clip recorded before he dies.

Original Language

13-year-old Parsa has inherited a big chocolate factory from his grandfather. The factory is about to go bankrupt and Parsa must decide whether to sell or to run the factory once again with the help of his playful friends and his grandfather’s faithful lawyer. Indeed, there are some people who intends to sell this place. However, his grandfather has shared a formula for making a new chocolate in a clip recorded before he dies.

Mr. Soheil Movaffagh

Soheil Movafagh was born in 1980, Tehran. He has begun his professional experiences since 1993 as an actor. He has collaborated with IRIB(TV) as a producer, director, and actor since 2005. He also cooperated in several feature films such as "Deep Breath" AND "Malaria" by Parviz Shabazi, "Dancing in the Dust" by Asghar Farhadi and "Border Cafe" (Cafe Transit) by Kambuzia Partovi.

Filmography: First Film

Screening Schedule

  • 28 Jan
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

    Goethe Institut

    Road 8, Dhanmondi

  • 29 Jan
    04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

    Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

    Road 3, Dhanmondi

  • 31 Jan
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Shawkat Osman Hall

    Central Public Library, Shahbag

  • 1 Feb
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

    Shawkat Osman Hall

    Central Public Library, Shahbag

Credits and Casts

Director
Soheil Movaffagh
Story
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Script/Screenplay
Karim Khodsiani - Hamzeh Salehi
Editor
Mehdi Hosseinivand
Producer
Iraj Mohammadi
Cinematographer
Kohyar Kallari
Leading Casts
Mohammad Reza Hedayati Mohammad Reza Shirkhanlou Naser Hashemi Shabnam Moghadami

Exhibition & Award History

Isfahan Children and Youth Film Festival, Iran- 2017( Nominated for best children movie/ Nominated for best director/ Honorary Diploma for the best actress)

Canada Kids Film Festival, Canada, 2017

Children International Film Festival- GOLDEN ELEPHANT, India, 2017