MOVIES - Dec. 27, 1991
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Film Fest: Iran opened a weeklong film festival in the United Arab Emirates Thursday--its first since the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and a first step toward introducing new films to Gulf Arab states. Cinema officials say that if the response is encouraging, films will be shown on a regular basis in a bid to increase cultural ties with their neighbors. Iran has a thriving film industry that produces 70 films a year for domestic distribution and export.
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