Che (2014 film)
| Che | |
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 English poster of the film | |
| Directed by | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| Written by | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| Produced by | Mehdi Karimi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hossein Jafarian |
| Edited by | Mehdi Hosseinivand |
| Music by | Fardin Khalatbari |
Release date |
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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 in the life of Mostafa Chamran in August 1979, who was then 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 for best editing and best visual effects.[3] 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.[4]
Title
[edit]Che is the seventh letter in Persian alphabet which is the first letter in Mostafa Chamran's family name.
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- Fariborz Arabnia as Mostafa Chamran
- Saeed Rad as Valiollah Fallahi
- Babak Hamidian as Asghar Vesali
- Merila Zarei as Hanna
- Payam Laryan as Loyal Soldier
- Mehdi Soltani as Doctor Enayati
- Esmaeel Soltanian as Nazif
- Mohammad Reza Torabi
- Amir Reza Delavari
- Khosrow Shahraz
- Hasan Jamshidi
Poster controversy
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Many Iranian websites noticed the similarity between the original Iranian poster design of the film and the poster for the unrelated 2008 film directed by Steven Soderbergh.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Soft War: The 2014 Fajr International Film Festival". Iran Media Program. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ a b "www.tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/112362-che-submitted-to-fajr-filmfest-". Tehran Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24.
- ^ ""Hussein, Who Said No", "Che" scoop up awards at Fajr Film Festival". Payvand website. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Hatamikia portrays Chamran in 'Che'". Iran Daily.
- ^ "از هفت تیر کشی در سینما تا طراحی عجیب پوستر فیلم " چ " ابراهیم حاتمی کیا". moviemag.ir/.
- ^ "تازه اکران / معرفی فیلم "چ" + عکس های فیلم و پشت صحنه و پوستر". .salamcinama.ir.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Che at IMDb
- Che on SourehCinema (in Persian)