Iranian director Rahim Toofan’s short film “Red Peace” received the Golden Aphrodite Award for best director in the veteran’s short film category of the Cyprus International Film Festival (CYIFF), which was held in Paphos, Cyprus from September 14 to 25.

The film tells the story of Syrian war refugees who take advantage of a Turkish border guard’s love for a Syrian girl and as they meet, the refugees safely cross the border.

The girl finds out about her family’s secret business of ?facilitating the passage of refugees and is caught in a dilemma of love or treachery. / Tehran times /