The film 'We know nothing of Persian cats' by Iranian Bahman Ghobadi open programming ‘Un Certain Regard’ which is part of the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24), Monday announced its organizers.
Former assistant of his compatriot Abbas Kiarostami and actor of the film ‘The Blackboard’ by Samira Makhmalbaf, Ghobadi won the Caméra d'Or and international criticism prizes in 2000 with his first feature film ‘A time for drunken horses’, presented at the Directors' Fortnight. ‘We know nothing of Persian cats’ shows Iranian youth through portraits of rap musicians who compose illegally, in Tehran. Winner of the Jury Prize last year with ‘Il Divo’, a vitriolic portrait of the politician Giulio Andreotti, the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino will chair this year's jury for the ‘Un Certain Regard,’ and will be surrounded by four jurors. They are actress Julie Gayet (France), Festival director Piers Handling of Toronto (Canada) and journalists Uma Da Cunha (India) and Marit Kapla (Sweden), announced the organizers.

Bahman Ghobadi: This film shows the other hidden side of Tehran, many of social freedoms aren't there.In this film Ghobadi shows the young Iranian interest to Rock and modern musics and seriousely follows their problems in todays society. He shows the life of Ashkan and Negar the two young musician, after release from prison they intend to make a group and in searching for the members of the group they go deep into the heart of Tehran and at the end they wanted to attend in a concert they are invited in London but they do not have passport and visa.............