''Iran Zendan'' (''Iran Prison'') is a feature film by Daryush Shokof about the situations of political prisoners currently in
Iran.
The film is a semi-documentary picture with images taken from the actual events during the mass
protests of the
2009 Iranian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Iran on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes co ...
and what happens to some of protesters after they are incarcerated. ''Iran Zendan'' was first screened in
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
theatres in
Berlin, Germany
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent ...
on May 9, 2010.
Scriptwriter/producer/star Daryush Shokof was kidnapped by 4 terrorists in the city of
Cologne in May 2010 and was kept for over 12 days. He was kidnapped for having made 2 films, ''Iran Zendan'' and ''Hitler's Grave'' and was told to stop releases of both movies or else he would be killed. Shokof has been under close protection from
German police forces ever since his release. He has since made ''Iran Zendan'' available free of charge on the internet.
Credits
* Daryush Shokof: Script, production design, producer
*
Daryoush Zandi: music
*
Brendan Flynt: Camera
*
Daryoush Zandi: editor
*
Mahnaz Talebitari: Production Manager
*
Mahnaz Talebitari: Line Producer
*
Hasan Demirci: producer
*
Shaheen Shokoofandeh: producer
Production Design
* Daryush Shokof
*
Brendan Flynt
Cast
* Daryush Shokof
*
Mahnaz Talebitari
*
Hossein Daryani
*
Hasan Demirci
*
Mehtap Yigit-Özer
*
Sivan Salim
*
Jahangir Bordjian
*
Stefanija Basargina
*
Pedram Shoushi
*
Tuna Erol
*
Marcia Moraes
*
Murat Demirci
*
Fardi Demirci
Production
The film was produced by Daryush Shokof, and Shahin Shokoofandeh in
Berlin,
Germany.
References
External links
*
* http://www.stopthebomb.net
* http://www.iraania.com/?p=21293
* http://www.casttv.com/video/hm6pc81/iran-zendan-video
* http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2007320
* http://www.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8809290151
* http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1388/9/29/Iran/4391/Page/2/Index.htm
Iranian drama films
2010 films
2010 drama films
Films directed by Daryush Shokof
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