Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter Pouran Derakhshandeh says her next movie will be about the popular South Korean boy band BTS, which she says has as many as 9 million fans in Iran.
Derakhshandeh is known for her penchant for making drama films on hot topics of the day. Her ‘Hush! Girls Don’t Scream!’ was an instant hit at home with its sensitive subject matter of sexual abuse in women, who are forced to bottle up their traumatic experience instead of seeking therapy and reporting the abuse to authority. The film went on to make a name for itself in several international film festivals, winning Best Film and Best Actor (Shahab Hosseini) at the 12th Action on Film in the US in 2016.
Now, the acclaimed director has set her eyes on the insanely popular band BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, which is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2013.
The band has made quite an impressive fanbase in the world. Their Twitter alone has nearly 22 million followers, and they had the most-liked tweet worldwide last year.
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