''Day'' ''Zero'' (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: روز صفر,
romanized
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: ''rooz-e sefr'') is a 2020 Iranian
action thriller
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Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
drama film
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directed by
Saeid Malekan and written by
Bahram Tavakoli and Malekan. The film screened for the first time at the
38th Fajr Film Festival
The 38th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و هشتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference.
...
and earned 7 nominations and received 5 awards.
Premise
The story is about the arresting of the famous terrorist
Abdolmalek Rigi
Abdolmalek Rigi ( ; also spelt ''Abdul-Malek Rigi'' or ''Abdulmalik Rigi'') ( bal, عبدالمالک ریگی) ( – 20 June 2010) was the leader of Jundallah, a terrorist group based in the Sistan and Balochistan Province of southeast Iran. ...
and how it was accomplished.
Cast
*
Amir Jadidi
Amir Jadidi ( fa, امیر جدیدی; born June 20, 1984) is an Iranian actor and tennis player. He is well known in Iran for his starring roles in ''Crazy Rook'' (2015), '' A Dragon Arrives!'' (2016), '' The Lost Strait'' (2018), ''Cold Sweat'' ...
as Reza / Siavash
*
Saed Soheili
Saed Soheili ( fa, ساعد سهیلی; born February 19, 1988) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his acting in ''Guidance Patrol'' (2012), ''A Few Cubic Meters of Love'' (2014), ''Crazy Rook'' (2014) and ''Lottery'' (2018).
Early lif ...
as Abdolmalek Rigi
* Tinoo Salehi as Farough
* Mohammadreza Maleki as Security Agent
* Amin Golestaneh as Bashir
* Mahdi Gorbani as Suicide Terrorist
* Abolfazl Amiri as Terrorist Sniper
* Reza Khodadbigi as Suicide Terrorist
* Sina Shafiei as Security Agent
* Abolfazl Saffary as Reporter
*
* Hamidreza Soleymani
* Milad Yazdani
* Mohammad-Ali Rajpout
* Ebrahim Barzideh
* Mojgan Mokhber Sabet
* Navid Karimzadeh
* Ali-Asghar Sabouri Rad
* Mohammad Dagheri
* Mohammadreza Tahiri
Reception
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt11768018
Iranian war films
2020s Persian-language films
2020 directorial debut films
2020 films