Damascus Time

Damascus Time
Directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by Mohammed Khazai[1]
Written by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Starring Hadi Hejazifar
Babak Hamidian
Khaled El Sayed
Pierre Dagher
Lath El Mofty
Music by Karen Homayounfar
Cinematography Filmiran Film Company Production
Edited by Mehrdad kHoshbakht
Production
companies
Release date
  • February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11) (Fajr)
Running time
 109 min
Country Iran Iran
Language Persian

Damascus Time (Persian: به وقت شام‎) is a drama movie by Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iranian director.[2] The movie is about an Iranian pilot and his son as copilot, whose plane are seized by ISIS forces in Syria while carrying a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war zone.[3]

Hadi Hejazifar, Babak Hamidian and a number of Syrian and Iraqi actors star in Hatamikia's Damascus Time.[4]

Synopsis

Ali and Younes, play father and son pilots trying to rescue civilians besieged and attacked by ISIS forces in eastern Syria. The pilots have come to help the townspeople escape in an aging Ilyushin cargo plane.

Awards

Ebrahim Hatamikia was co-awarded the Crystal Simorgh for best director for directing "At Damascus Time".[5] Mohammad-Ali Jafari, IRGC Chief-Commander, congratulated Hatamikia on receiving the Award.[6] The movie won two other Crystal Simorghs for Best Composer, Best Sound Effect and holds the record of being nominated in eight categories.[7]

Views

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs,[8][9] and Iran’s Quds force commander, Qasem Soleimani described the movie as unique "masterpiece."[7]

Hejazifar, acting the role of an Iranian pilot in the Damascus Time, said that he was not satisfied with his performance in the movie.[3] According to reports, later destinations of the film will be South Korea, Japan, Iraq and Lebanon.

References

  1. ↑ "Drama About Daesh Looking For Worldwide Distribution | The Iranian". The Iranian. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 ""At Damascus Time" star Hejazifar dissatisfied with his performance". Iranian News Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "'Damascus Time' fills Zarif's eyes with tears". Mehr News Agency. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ ""Lost Strait" scores big success at Fajr filmfest". Tehran Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "IRGC Chief Praises Film about Fight against ISIS". IFP News. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Afzalzadeh, Mostafa. ""Damascus Time": A Drama Movie on the "Islamic State" (ISIS-Daesh)". Global Research. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "'At Damascus Time' Praised By Foreign Minister". kayhan.ir. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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