’40 Baldies’ takes place in a small village at the foot of mountain forest in northern Iran, and follows the moving story of a teenage boy named Asghar who, together with his sister Roja and grandmother, cares for a their ill father, who suffers from the effects of a chemical attack during the Iraqi imposed war. Asghar is portrayed as a brave boy, who as a temporary head of the family, has to deal not only with a natural disaster, but also with problems with a classmate and a surprising family secret.

The film was screened at the 33rd edition of Cinekid Festival, which is considered to be the largest international film, television and new media festival for children aged 4 to 14 held at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The 33rd edition of the event kicked off on October 20 and wrapped up on Friday.

’40 Baldies’ had previously taken part at the Zlín Film Festival, also known as the International Film Festival for Children and Youth, in the Czech Republic.

The lineup of movies to take part in this section of the festival are as follows:

“White Forehead 2” directed and produced by Javad Hashemi
“Ordakly” directed by Behrouz Qarib Pour and produced by Ali Hazrati
“Because of an Ampoule” directed by Alireza Mahmoudzadeh and produced by Dariush Aqababaian
“Pastarioni” directed by Soheil Movafaq and produced by Bita Mansouri
“Topoli” directed and produced by Hossein Qana’at
“Doch” directed by Amir Mashhadi Abbas and produced by Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
“Third Person Singular” directed and produced by Vahid Nikkhah
“Simin” directed and produced by Morteza Atash Bazm
“Knockout” directed by Gholamreza Ramezani and produced by Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults
“Fall Asleep” directed by Mostafa Qorban Pour and produced by Hassan Kalami
“Stutter” directed by Mohammad-Reza Haji Zadeh and produced by Mahmoud Fotohi Shahabadi.

Presided by Alireza Reza Dad, the 31st edition of International Film Festival for Children and Youth is slated for August 30- September 5 in Isfahan Province.