Busboys and Poets welcomes the National Iranian American Council for their Docunight. This month's film: I Want To Be A King
Directed by Mehdi Ganji
2014 / 70 min
Persian with English subtitles
Abbas has a dream: a dream that one day, he will be king of a tribe that will be revered by people the world over. The trouble is, he's got a pretty busy day job. After two German tourists stumbled into his hut in nomadic Iran and left having much enjoyed the hospitality, he began an ecotourism business that a decade later is thriving. But Abbas is convinced that his destiny lies in establishing his tribe, and is spending more and more time trying to realize his vision - including taking a second wife to be queen. Unfortunately for Abbas, his bitter and hardworking first wife and kids - who keep his business running smoothly - are not at all on board with his plan. Single minded in his focus, garrulous, stubborn, self-absorbed, and emotional, Abbas is on the verge of big change - and begins confessing all to director Mehdi Ganji.
Born in Iran 1978. Mehdi Ganji is a 2002 filmmaking graduate from the Tehran University of Art. Having specialized in imagery, he started working as a cameraman and film editor in fiction films and in documentaries, working with various Iranian channels and International networks and television like Newsweek, Arte and etc. He is member of Iranian Documentary Film Society. He won the best director award in the Fajr Film Festival for I Want to Be a King.
