Their film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance

Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz in Park City, Utah, after the premiere of their film The Friend’s House is Here at the Sundance Film Festival. Mandalit del Barco/NPR

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A feature film shot covertly in Iran won a jury award for ensemble cast at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Between war and recent street protests, the filmmakers had many challenges getting The Friend’s House is Here finished in time for their premiere.

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