{"id":147135,"date":"2025-07-25T08:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/25\/goodfellas-boards-ali-asgaris-venice-selected-satire-divine-comedy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:08:19","slug":"goodfellas-boards-ali-asgaris-venice-selected-satire-divine-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/25\/goodfellas-boards-ali-asgaris-venice-selected-satire-divine-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodfellas Boards Ali Asgari\u2019s Venice-Selected Satire \u2018Divine Comedy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tEXCLUSIVE:<\/strong>\u00a0Goodfellas<\/a> has acquired world gross sales rights for\u00a0Iranian director Ali Asgari<\/a>\u2019s satire\u00a0Divine Comedy<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>following a filmmaker\u2019s mission to dodge censorship, forward of its world premiere in Venice<\/a>\u2019s Orizzonti sidebar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe darkish comedy,\u00a0satirizing Iranian movie censorship and bureaucratic absurdity, attracts on Asgari\u2019s personal experiences in his native Iran<\/a>, the place he was slapped with a journey ban and had his private belongings confiscated after exhibiting his movie\u00a0Terrestrial Verses<\/em>\u00a0in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new characteristic follows 40-year-old filmmaker Bahram who has spent his total profession making movies in Turkish-speaking Iranian Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran, none of which have ever been screened within the nation.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen his newest work is as soon as once more denied permission by the Ministry of Culture, the censorship pushes him to the sting of defiance. <\/p>\n

\n\tWith his sharp-tongued, Vespa-riding producer Sadaf by his facet, Bahram embarks on an underground mission to showcase his movie to an Iranian viewers, dodging authorities censors, absurd paperwork, and his personal self-doubts.<\/p>\n

The solid options Bahram Ark , Sadaf Asgari, Hossein Soleimani Mohammad Soori and Amirreza Ranjbaran, who’ve all labored on Asgari\u2019s earlier movies.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDivine Comedy<\/em>\u00a0is about a filmmaker whose work was never permitted to screen in his own country. For me, the greatest dream has always been to watch my films with audiences in Iranian cinemas, something that has never happened. With Goodfellas by my side, I\u2019m confident this film will reach cinemas around the world, where I can share it with international audiences,\u201d mentioned Asgari.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Orizzonti choice marks a return to the Venice sidebar for Asgari, who was on its jury final yr alongside the likes of Debra Granik and Christos Nikou, having beforehand world premiered his first characteristic\u00a0Disappearance\u00a0<\/em>there to acclaim in 2017.<\/p>\n

\n\tDivine Comedy<\/em>\u00a0reunites Asgari with producer Milad Khosravi, who collaborated with the director on\u00a0Terrestrial Verses\u00a0<\/em>and his subsequent\u00a0documentary\u00a0Higher than Acidic Clouds,\u00a0<\/em>which world premiered at IDFA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs his producer, and it\u2019s actually an honor to have earned his belief as soon as once more. With the help of Goodfellas, we goal to convey this daring and recent voice of Iranian cinema to audiences around the globe, mentioned Khosravi.<\/p>\n

\n\tCoproducers are\u00a0Kadraj Film (Turkey),\u00a0Zoe Films (Italy),\u00a0Salt for Sugar Films\u00a0(France), and\u00a0Studio Zentral\u00a0(Germany).\u00a0\u00a0Goodfellas has acquired world gross sales rights aside from Switzerland, Italy and Iran and Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDissident Iranian author, director and producer Asgari has devoted his filmmaking profession to capturing people dwelling on the margins of society in Iran as they try navigate its draconian guidelines and paperwork.<\/p>\n

\n\tHis quick movies\u00a0More Than Two Hours<\/em>\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0The Silence<\/em>\u00a0(2016) had been nominated for the Cannes Palme d\u2019Or, whereas his 2014 work\u00a0The Baby<\/em>\u00a0performed in Venice\u2019s quick movie competitors.\u00a0Asgari\u2019s second characteristic\u00a0Until Tomorrow<\/em>\u00a0premiered on the 2022 Berlinale in Panorama.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter premiering at Cannes, third movie\u00a0Terrestrial Verses\u00a0<\/em>theatrically launched in additional than 10 territories internationally, drawing greater than 100,000 spectators in France and 26,000 in Italy.<\/p>\n

\n\tFurther Venice titles on the Goodfellas slate embrace Taiwanese star Shu Qi\u2019s directorial debut Girl<\/em><\/a>, which is able to premiere in Competition.
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