Che (2014 film)

Che
English poster of the film
Directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by Mehdi Karimi
Written by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Starring
Music by Fardin Khalatbari
Cinematography Hossein Jafarian
Edited by Mehdi Hosseinivand
Release date
  • February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Iran
Language Persian

Che (Persian: چ) is a 2014 Iranian biographical war film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. Che depicts 48 hours of Mostafa Chamran's life, who was the first post-Islamic Revolution defense minister of Iran. On August 16 and 17, 1979 he was sent by Ayatollah Khomeini to command several military operations in the civil war in the Kordestan region which was besieged by anti-revolutionary forces.[1][2] The film was submitted to the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival.[2] and won two Crystal Simorghs in the fields of best editing and best visual effects.[3][4] In addition to Chamran the film is also about Asghar Vesali who was killed during the war and the people of Paveh in Kermanshah province.[5]

Title

Che is the seventh letter in Persian alphabet which is the first letter in Mostafa Chamran's family name.

Plot

Six months after 1979 Iranian revolution there were some news that Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and Komalah forces in Kordestan are going to fight against Iranian revolutionary forces and take the freedom of the city in the region. Ordered by Ayatullah Khomeini, Mostafa Chamran is sent to the location to clear the city out of Kurdish forces. He has 48 hours.

Cast

Poster controversy

Iranian Che poster
Iranian Che poster
American Che poster
American Che poster
The two similar posters

Many Iranian websites noticed the similarity between the original Iranian poster design of the film and the Poster for the film directed by Steven Soderbergh.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Soft War: The 2014 Fajr International Film Festival". Iran Media Program.
  2. 1 2 "www.tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/112362-che-submitted-to-fajr-filmfest-". Tehran Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Iran 32 nd Fajr Intl. Film Festival honor winners". Press TV. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07.
  4. ↑ ""Hussein, Who Said No", "Che" scoop up awards at Fajr Film Festival". Payvand website.
  5. ↑ "Hatamikia portrays Chamran in 'Che'". Iran Daily.
  6. ↑ "از هفت تیر کشی در سینما تا طراحی عجیب پوستر فیلم " چ " ابراهیم حاتمی کیا". moviemag.ir/.
  7. ↑ "تازه اکران / معرفی فیلم "چ" + عکس های فیلم و پشت صحنه و پوستر". .salamcinama.ir.
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