''Low Heights'' (in Persian: ارتفاع پست, transliteration: Ertefa'e Past) is a 2002 Iranian

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directed by

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 ...

and starring

Hamid Farrokhnezhad Hamid Farrokhnezhad ( fa, حمید فرخ‌نژاد ; born April 17, 1969) is an Iranian actor, writer and director. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh (two for acting), two Hafez Awards, three Iran Cinema Celebra ...

Leila Hatami Leila Hatami ( fa, لیلا حاتمی; born October 1, 1972) is an Iranian actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Bear, two Crystal Simorghs, two Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and three Iran's Film ...

Amir Aghaei Amir Aghaei ( fa, امیر آقایی, born August 1, 1975) is an Iranian actor and author. Career Aghaei made his cinematic debut by performing in Ebrahim Hatami-Kia's ‘Low Heights’ (2001). Among his movies are ‘The Second Woman’ (2007 ...

, Reza Shafiee Jam, and Gohar Kheirandish. It was written by Hatamikia and

Asghar Farhadi Asghar Farhadi ( fa, اصغر فرهادی, ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database

Plot

Ghasem (Hamid Farokhnezhad), together with his wife Narges (Leila Hatami), his mother and other relatives, takes a flight to

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, Iran. He seeks to get hired by an industrial company. Since the conditions of work and life are hardly satisfactory, everyone accepts the auspicious invitation. Narges (Leila Hatami) is the only one who knows the true intentions of her husband. Once the plane has taken off and reached its cruising altitude, Ghasem (Hamid Farokhnezhad) brings out a gun, disarms the only flight marshal, threatens the pilot and requires a change of destination to

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. During a time in which the attackers are distracted by internal altercations, the second security guard, who till then had been taken for a passenger, leaps at the

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and uses the moment of surprise to maneuver him out of his gun. As the plane again takes its way to the planned destination, a new maneuver conducted by Narges (Leila Hatami) succeeds in grabbing the gun and the hijackers once again redirect the plane to Dubai. Short of fuel, the plane ends up crashing into the water in the middle of nowhere. The story is based on a true event which happened on December 13, 2000, when three members of an extended family of 23 tried to hijack a plane during an Iranian internal flight. Their actions only failed because of the timely reaction of the flight guards. The initial verdicts of death penalty and life imprisonment for the main culprits were later commuted to lengthy prison sentences.

Cast

Hamid Farokhnezhad Hamid Farrokhnezhad ( fa, حمید فرخ‌نژاد ; born April 17, 1969) is an Iranian actor, writer and director. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh (two for acting), two Hafez Awards, three Iran Cinema Celebr ...

* Gohar Kheirandish * Reza Shafiei Jam *

Mehdi Saki Mehdi Saki (born 1974, Khuzekstan) is an Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term f ...

*Mohammad Ali Inanlou *Shahram Ghaedi

Sources

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* * Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia 2002 films Iranian thriller films Films set on airplanes 2002 action thriller films Films about terrorism in Asia Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners Thriller films based on actual events Films about aircraft hijackings {{Iran-film-stub