TEHRAN –Iranian short drama “Left Handed” is on screen at the Exground Filmfest, which is currently underway in Wiesbaden, Germany. 

Written and directed by Nasrin Mohammadpur, the film tells the story of Maryam, a 38-year-old woman who heads a family of four. 

She decides to cut off her right hand while working in a poultry slaughterhouse because, in this way, she can get more money from insurance than losing her left hand to pay her debts. To this end, Maryam starts to practice with her left hand to do daily chores. However, on the appointed day, when she intends to amputate her right hand, the machine suddenly jams, and Maryam’s left hand is accidentally amputated instead of her right hand. Therefore, a new fate determines for her.

Like other films directed by Mohammadpour, “Left Handed” is also about women and society. The screenplay of the work has already won two awards at domestic festivals.

Yasman Nasiri, Roham Assadi, Soheil Rezaei, Leila Dalir, Reza Musazadeh Golestani, Ali Javan, and Nasser Shojaeifar are among the cast of the short piece. 

“Left Handed” has been previously screened in many international film festivals, including Seoul International Women's Film Festival, Positively Different Short Film Festival in Greece, Kaohsiung International Film Festival in Taiwan and International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival in Turkey.

The film previously won the BNP Paribas Excellence Prize at the 2022 Seoul International Women’s Film Festival. 

Exground Filmfest is one of the leading meeting places for underground and independent film in Germany. The festival will come to an end on November 26. 

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