''Hussein Who Said No'' ( fa, رستاخیز

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directed by

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. The story narrates

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and tells the uprising of

Hussein ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

in 680 CE against

Yazid ibn Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ( ar, يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان, Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; 64611 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from ...

. The story of the movie is centered around Bukair ibn Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Tamimi Ar-Riyahi. The

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movie has been dubbed into a number of languages including

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(with title The Sacrifice ( ar, القربان, Alqurban)) and

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Plot

After the death of Mu'awiyah, son of Abu Sufyan,

Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ( ar, يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان, Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; 64611 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from ...

calls himself

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of the Muslims and writes a letter to the governor of

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

asking

Imam Hussein Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

Allegiance An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign. Etymology From Middle English ''ligeaunce'' (see medieval Latin ''ligeantia'', "a liegance"). The ''al ...

to take. Bukair ibn Harr, who has been chosen as the special courier of the court of Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, is commissioned to deliver the letter of Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah to Medina. He is an agile and energetic young man who is striving for the truth. In Medina, he realizes that he is the bearer of a letter in which Imam Hussein was ordered to be killed. In

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Bukair gets acquainted with the thoughts and line of thought of Imam Hussein (

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). The people

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have sent many letters inviting Imam Hussein to Kufa to help them in the uprising against Yazid, the son of Mu'awiyah. Har Ibn Yazid Riahi, along with Bukair and two thousand riders, are ordered by

Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Ziyād ( ar, عبيد الله بن زياد, ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Ziyād) was the Umayyad governor of Basra, Kufa and Khurasan during the reigns of caliphs Mu'awiya I and Yazid I, and the leading general of the Umayyad army unde ...

to go to the caravan of Imam Hussein, which is moving towards Kufa. A small number of Imam Hussein's caravans are besieged by thousands of Yazid soldiers in

Karbala Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...

.After Mu'awiyah's death ...
} rastakhizmovie.com They realized their mistake, they decided to take refuge in the camp of Hussein Ibn Ali and they are martyred along with him.

Cast

* Arash Aasefi * Bahador Zamani *

Babak Hamidian Babak Hamidian ( fa, بابک حمیدیان; born 1981) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Awards, Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers As ...

Anoushirvan Arjmand Anoushirvan Arjmand (‎; 19 October 1941 – 14 December 2014) was an Iranian actor, best known for his roles in films such as ''Duel'' (2004), '' Tardid'' (2009), and '' He Who Said No'' (2014). He also appeared in the television series '' ...

David Sterne David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

Shaghayegh Farahani Shaghayegh Farahani ( fa, شقایق فراهانی; born ) is an Iranian actress. She is the daughter of actor Behzad Farahani, and sister of actress Golshifteh Farahani. Early life Farahani was born Tehran, Iran. She is the oldest daughter o ...

Farhad Ghaemian Farhad Ghaemian ( fa, فرهاد قائمیان, was born 1965 in Ardabil) is an Iranian theater and cinema actor. See also * Bodyguard * Hussein Who Said No * Nardebam-e Aseman * Misunderstanding of a dream *Gando (TV series) Gando ( Persian ...

* Zohre Hamidi * Parviz Pour Hoseini * Soroush Goudarzi * Mir Taher Mazloomi *

Hasan Pourshirazi Hasan Pourshirazi ( fa, حسن پورشیرازی; born 1957) is an Iranian television and film actor. He is best known for his acting in the films '' Mum's Guest'' and ''Santouri'', and the TV series ''Nargess''. Filmography *2020 180° Rul ...

Pouria Poursorkh Pouria Poursorkh ( fa, پوریا پورسرخ, born 25 June 1976) is an Iranian actor. He received a Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Fajr International Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival, in addition to multiple nominations ...

* Kourosh Zarei *

Mahtab Keramati Mahtab Keramati ( fa, مهتاب کرامتی; born 17 October 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, two Hafez Awards. In August 2006, she was appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Iran. ...

* Talhat Hamdi * Dawood Hussain * Yusuf Shekarchi * Foad Ebrahim * Jamal Soleiman * Rezvan Aghili * Leila Bolukat * Fawaz Sarwar * Ghader Pezeshki * Yavar Ahmadifar *

Behnam Tashakkor Behnam Tashakkor ( fa, بهنام تشکر; born January 24, 1977) is an Iranian actor. Life He was born on January 24, 1977, in Bandar Anzali to an Ardabili Azeri family. He spent his childhood in the city of Hashtpar. He started his activity ...

* Anoush Moazami * Ali Abbasi * Amir Molavi * Ali Javidfar * Saeed Alipour * Hamid Jadidi * Mohammad Reza Haghgoo * Babak Vali * Reza Akbari Arateh * Ebrahim Soltan Ali * Khalilullah Khajeh Nezam * Hossein Madadi * Pejman Jafari Samarghandi * Mahmoud Mohkami

Production

The movie was financed by private Iranian and foreign film companies. The film's post-production stage was completed at a British studio(Nolinare), and some scenes of the project were created using 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI) technique. British editor Tariq Anwar was in charge of editing the film.

References

External links

* * {{Crystal Simorgh Best Film Films about Islam 2014 films Iranian epic films Cultural depictions of Husayn ibn Ali Religious epic films Persian-language films Films scored by Stephen Warbeck Films whose director won the Best Directing Crystal Simorgh Crystal Simorgh for Best Film winners