Karlovy Vary Award Winner ‘Bidad,’ About Rebellious Iranian Singer, Acquired by Pluto Film

Karlovy Vary Award Winner ‘Bidad,’ About Rebellious Iranian Singer, Acquired by Pluto Film

Pluto Film has acquired sales rights to Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi’s 'Bidad,' which won the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Karlovy Vary 2025: Protest Songs, Sexual Politics, and Lisbon-Set Rohmerian Delights

As someone who’s always admired the look of the Czech embassy in Berlin––an array of nicotine-hued trapezoids that sits on the corner of Wilhelm Strasse––I was pleased to discover that the Spa Hotel Thermal in Karlovy Vary was designed up by the same architectural duo. Walking into town from the train station, it’s always the first thing you see: a reliable slab of brutalist concrete that towers over the town’s otherwise candy-colored skyline––o…