TEHRAN – “Pet Man” by Iranian director Marzieh Abrarpaidar won the best animation award at the NEZ International Film Festival in Kolkata, Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center announced on Wednesday.

The DEFC is the producer of the 2D animation that is a story about an animal dealer who falls asleep in his shop and has a nightmare in which he finds himself caught in an animal cage. He manages to escape and seeks to rescue other animals, but every time he is faced with an obstacle… He finally awakes from his nightmare but still feels surrounded with uncertainty and fear of the animals.

The festival was held in the Indian city from September 15 to 17.

Photo: A poster for Iranian director Marzieh Abrarpaidar’s animated movie “Pet Man” 

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