TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) � �Voice of Silence� written and directed by Mohammad Hadi Naeiji was awarded Best Feature award in the low budget category of Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2016.


Voice of Silence�written and directed by Mohammad Hadi Neiji and produced by Reza Mirkarimi was grabbed the Best Feature award (Budget under $250,000) in the 2nd edition of Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne (PFFM) in Australia.

The film depicts the life of Mir-Hashem, a young cleric whose wife has left him because of his angry creditors and his fertility problems. One of the creditors persuades Mir-Hashem to go for propagation and get the money from people.

The Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, running from 15-21 June, is mostly interested in films of artistic merit and scope, and is geared to the truly independent filmmaker, actor, and script writer.

Last year, Oblivion Season�by Abbas Rafei, which narrates the story of a struggling but strong-spirited woman, won the Best Human Rights award at the festival.

By Mehr News Agency