EXCLUSIVE: Silver Mountain Distribution, the sales and marketing wing of Ireland-based Silver Mountain Productions, is handling rights on Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Hosseini’s Son Of Man.The pic is a rare LGBTQIA+ story to come from Iran, which is ruled by a strict religious government that continues to outlaw homosexuality.
It was also shot in the country, notable as other Iranian filmmakers have in the past chosen to shoot films with potentially controversial subject matters outside of Iran.The film stars Behnam Sharafi as an Iranian woman, Azar, who following her divorce gives birth to a baby girl, Armita.
With the support of her only friend, Azar transitions, becoming Ahoura and bringing Armita up as her father. They enjoy a loving and