''Squad of Girls'' ( Persian: دسته دختران,

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: Dastee Dokhtaran) is a 2022 Iranian war drama film directed by Monir Gheidi and written by Gheidi, Milad Akbarnejad and Ebrahim Amini. it revolves around the Battle of Khorramshahr of 1980. The film screened for the first time at the

40th Fajr Film Festival The 40th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر‎) held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conferenc ...

where it won an award, a honorary diploma and earned 5 nominations.

Premise

the movie shows the resistance and self-sacrifice of women in the early days of the war, and by reconstructing live and documentary images of the house-to-house battle in Khorramshahr, has created the first cinematic image of that resistance from a female perspective.

Cast

Niki Karimi Niki Karimi ( fa, نیکی کریمی; born November 10, 1971) is an Iranian actress, director, screenwriter and producer. Regarded as "the most prominent figure among the young generations coming after the Iranian Revolution", she has received v ...

as Yeganeh Kamayi *

Pantea Panahiha Pantea Panahiha ( fa, پانته‌آ پناهی‌ها; born 29 November 1977) is an Iranian actress and script supervisor. She is best known for acting in ''Breath'' (2016), which was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Languag ...

as Vajihe *

Fereshteh Hosseini Fereshteh Hosseini ( fa, فرشته حسینی; born April 26, 1997) is an Afghan-Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Parting'' (2016), ''Rona, Azim's Mother'' (2018) and ''The Frog'' (2020–2021). She won the Best Actress award ...

as Simin * Hoda Zeinolabedin as Fereshteh *

Sadaf Asgari Sadaf Asgari ( fa, صدف عسگری; born ) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her acting in ''Disappearance'' (2017), ''Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness'' (2019) and '' Squad of Girls'' (2022). She won the Short Film Special Jury Award ...

as Azar * Hossein Soleimani as Soldier * Mehdi Hosseininia as Vajihe's Husband * Yasin Masoudi * Mohammad Sadigi Mehr

Reception

Critical response

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt19245950 2020s Persian-language films 2022 drama films 2022 films Iranian drama films