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Damascus Time

2018 Iranian drama film

Babak Hamidian
Hadi Hejazifar
Khaled El Sayed
Pierre Dagher
Laleh Marzban
Lath El Mofty

CinematographyMehdi JafariEdited byMehrdad KhoshbakhtMusic byKaren Homayounfar

Production
company

Owj Arts and Media organization

Distributed byFilmiran (Iran)

Release date

February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01) (FIFF)

Running time

109 minCountryIranLanguages

Persian
Arabic
English
Russian

Damascus Time (Persian: به وقت شام) is a 2018 drama film by Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia.^[2]^[3]^[4] The plot revolves around an Iranian pilot and his copilot son whose plane is seized by ISIS forces in Syria while carrying a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war zone.^[5] Hadi Hejazifar, Babak Hamidian and an ensemble of Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese actors star in the film.^[6]^[7]

Synopsis

Ali and his son, Younes, play 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.

Cast

Babak Hamidian
Hadi Hejazifar
Khaled El Sayed
Pierre Dagher
Laleh Marzban
Mahdi Sheikh Isa
Lath El Mofty
Behzad Khalaj

Release

The movie seeks to shed light on the reality of Daesh and what the Western media is trying to hide from the world about them. Hatamikia, Homayunfar and Joseph Salameh, the Lebanese actor who is starring as Abu Omar al-Shishani in the film, attended the ceremony organized at the Kurosh Cineplex.

Awards

At the 2018 Fajr International Film Festival, Ebrahim Hatamikia was co-awarded the Crystal Simorgh for best director.^[8] Mohammad-Ali Jafari, IRGC Chief-Commander, congratulated Hatamikia on receiving the Award.^[9] The movie won two other awards for Best Composer and Best Sound Effects, and holds the record of being nominated in eight categories.^[10]

Reception

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs,^[11]^[12] and Iran's Quds force commander, Qasem Soleimani described the movie as a "masterpiece."

Lead actor Hadi Hejazifar said that he was not satisfied with his performance in the movie.^[5] According to reports, the film is planned to premiere South Korea, Japan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

References

^ Faierman, Leonardo (9 February 2018). "Drama About Daesh Looking For Worldwide Distribution". The Iranian.
^ "Iran's Syria war blockbuster: cinema in the service of politics". The Christian Science Monitor. 15 January 2019.
^ Golshiri, Ghazal (30 April 2018). "Un blockbuster iranien au service de la République islamique". Le Monde (in French).
^ "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ""At Damascus Time" star Hejazifar dissatisfied with his performance". Iranian News Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "'Damascus Time' fills Zarif's eyes with tears". Mehr News Agency. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Googoosh". mehrnews. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ ""Lost Strait" scores big success at Fajr filmfest". Tehran Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "IRGC Chief Praises Film about Fight against ISIS". IFP News. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "'Damascus Time' set for Syria screening". www.iran-daily.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "'At Damascus Time' Praised By Foreign Minister". kayhan.ir. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.