Modarres-Sadeghi 's second novel , '' Gavkhooni ( The River 's End '' ) , published in 1983 , was acclaimed as an avant-garde literary masterpiece a few years after its publication . It was translated into English in 1996 , and was awarded a prize as one of the best novels of post-revolution era in 1998 . A movie based on the novel , directed by Behrooz Afkhami , and produced by Ali Moallem , was made in 2003 . It was shown in the Cannes International Film Festival , May 2004 , in Directors ' Fortnight section , and later in the 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival and a few other international film festivals in Asia
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Ja'far Modarres-Sadeghi