Iranian National Commission for UNESCO picks “No Prior Appointment” as film of the year

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UNESCO.This film has been chosen for its special regard for autism, the commission announced on Monday.The acclaimed drama directed by
Behruz Shoeibi is scheduled to be reviewed in a meeting at the Kushk Hall of the Iranian Art Museum Garden in Tehran on Thursday.Shoeibi and
producer Mahmud Babai will receive plaques of honor from the commission at the meeting, which will be attended by experts on cinema and
autism.The film follows Yasmin, a woman who returns to her homeland Iran after years of living in exile in Germany due to her father's death
Her six-year-old autistic son makes her visit to Iran more difficult, however, in her short stay in Iran, she achieves a new understanding
Golden Simorgh for best film from the national point of view.The film also received over ten prizes at the National Will Manifestation
Awards, a supplement to the Fajr Film Festival and the awards are presented to those films that promote issues being pursued by some public
organizations and institutes
Juries from the organizations select winners from the films screened at the Fajr Film Festival every year.The Astan Qods Razavi, the
organizational custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), Municipality of Mashhad, were among the centers honoring the film.Scenes of
the drama were shot on location in Mashhad, the northeastern Iranian city that is home to the shrine of Imam Reza (AS).It also received