''Damascus Time'' ( fa, به وقت شام) is a 2018 drama film by Iranian director

Ebrahim Hatamikia Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of t ...

. The plot revolves around an Iranian pilot and his copilot son whose plane is seized by

ISIS Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kin ...

forces in Syria while carrying a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war zone.

Hadi Hejazifar Hadi Hejazifar (Persian: هادی حجازی‌فر‎, born June 21, 1976) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. for his performances in the films ''Standing in the Dust'' (2016), '' Midday Adventures'' (2017), ''Lottery'' (2018) and ...

Babak Hamidian Babak Hamidian ( fa, بابک حمیدیان; born 1981) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, ‌سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Fest ...

and an ensemble of Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese actors star in the film.

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

* Khaled El Sayed * Pierre Dagher * Laleh Marzban * Lath El Mofty

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 Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

, Ebrahim Hatamikia was co-awarded the

Crystal Simorgh The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, ‌سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (litt ...

for best director. Mohammad-Ali Jafari, IRGC Chief-Commander, congratulated Hatamikia on receiving the Award. The movie won two other awards for Best Composer and Best Sound Effects, and holds the record of being nominated in eight categories.

Reception

Mohammad Javad Zarif Mohammad Javad Zarif Khansari ( fa, محمدجواد ظریف خوانساری, Mohammad-Javād Zarīf Khānsāri ; ; born 8 January 1960) is an Iranian career diplomat and academic. He was the foreign minister of Iran from 2013 until 2021 in th ...

, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Iran's

Quds force The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...

commander,

Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination in 2020, he was the commander of the Qu ...

described the movie as a "masterpiece." Lead actor

said that he was not satisfied with his performance in the movie. According to reports, the film is planned to premiere South Korea, Japan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

References

External links

* * * 2018 films Iranian war films Iranian action films Films about Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia 2010s war films Films set in Syria Films whose director won the Best Directing Crystal Simorgh {{Iran-film-stub