Kazan International Film Festival will be opened by “In the Arms of a Tree”. The year 2024 is announced as Family Year. The festival will be held from September 6 to 11

Kazan Correspondent

The XX “Altyn minbar” Kazan International Film Festival will be opened by “In the Arms of a Tree” film by Babak Khajepasi.

As Nina Kochelyaeva, the head of the selection committee of the Kazan Film Festival, noted, “The year 2024 is announced as Family Year. That is why we chose this psychological family drama as the opening film of the festival. Respecting children’s choices and doing one’s best to preserve family are some of the issues it touches on.

This is the story of a couple whose marriage is about to end. The only thing that can save the parents’ marriage is the love and friendship of the two sons.

According to Deputy Mufti for Information Policy Rishat Khamidullin, cinema is a powerful tool of influence: in the wrong hands, it can destroy a person’s self-awareness, break the connection with his identity, and establish wrong values.

“The issues of family and mutual respect between a man and a woman are crucial in Islam and Russia. If we do not promote traditional values, others will impose their priorities that contradict our culture,” he considers.

He also recommends watching “In the Arms of a Tree” with the whole family. More than that, the number of screening places is large.

On the opening day of September 6, the film will be screened in “Mir” and “Rodina” cinemas. Also, open-air screenings will take place in the Public office of the Kazan Kremlin and on the embankment of the Kaban Lake.

Traditionally, the opening film of the festival will set the tone for the entire project.

The XX “Altyn minbar” International film festival will be held from September 6 to 11, 2024.

We remind you that “Altyn minbar” is included in the list of film projects supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.  The Kazan International Film Festival is held with the support of the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of Rustam Minnikhanov and the Ministry of Culture of Russia, as well as in partnership with the strategic vision group “Russia-Islamic World.”

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