Damascus Time

Damascus Time (Persian: به وقت شام‎) is a 2018 drama movie by Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iranian director.[2][3][4] The movie is about an Iranian pilot and his copilot son whose plane is seized by ISIS forces in Syria while carrying a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war zone.[5]

Damascus Time
Directed byEbrahim Hatamikia
Produced byMohammad Khazai[1]
Written byEbrahim Hatamikia
StarringBabak Hamidian
Hadi Hejazifar
Khaled El Sayed
Pierre Dagher
Laleh Marzban
Lath El Mofty
Music byKaren Homayounfar
CinematographyMehdi Jaffari
Edited byMehrdad Khoshbakht
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmiran
Release date
  • February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11) (Fajr)
Running time
109 min
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Arabic
English

Hadi Hejazifar, Babak Hamidian and a number of Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese actors star in Hatamikia's Damascus Time.[6]

Synopsis

Ali and his son, Younes, play pilots trying to rescue civilians besieged and attacked by ISIS forces in eastern Syria. The pilots have come to help the townspeople escape in an aging Ilyushin cargo plane.

Cast

Awards

Ebrahim Hatamikia was co-awarded the Crystal Simorgh for best director for directing "At Damascus Time".[7] Mohammad-Ali Jafari, IRGC Chief-Commander, congratulated Hatamikia on receiving the Award.[8] The movie won two other Crystal Simorghs for Best Composer, Best Sound Effect and holds the record of being nominated in eight categories.[9]

Views

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs,[10][11] and Iran's Quds force commander, Qasem Soleimani described the movie as unique "masterpiece."

Hejazifar, acting the role of an Iranian pilot in the Damascus Time, said that he was not satisfied with his performance in the movie.[5] According to reports, later destinations of the film will be South Korea, Japan, Iraq and Lebanon.

References
  1. Faierman, Leonardo (9 February 2018). "Drama About Daesh Looking For Worldwide Distribution". The Iranian.
  2. "Iran's Syria war blockbuster: cinema in the service of politics". The Christian Science Monitor. 15 January 2019.
  3. Golshiri, Ghazal (30 April 2018). "Un blockbuster iranien au service de la République islamique". Le Monde (in French).
  4. "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ""At Damascus Time" star Hejazifar dissatisfied with his performance". Iranian News Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. "'Damascus Time' fills Zarif's eyes with tears". Mehr News Agency. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ""Lost Strait" scores big success at Fajr filmfest". Tehran Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. "IRGC Chief Praises Film about Fight against ISIS". IFP News. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. "'Damascus Time' set for Syria screening". www.iran-daily.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. "'At Damascus Time' Praised By Foreign Minister". kayhan.ir. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  11. "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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