Jan-bazan (1982)

Directed by

Nasser Mohammadi

Genre

war film

Country

Iran

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Iranian soldiers fight in the Iran-Iraq war. The film shows the hardships of battle and the determination of the fighters.

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What happens

Jan-bazan is an Iranian war film directed by Nasser Mohammadi and written by Hossein Omrani. Released in 1981, it is a very early example of Sacred Defence cinema, or cinema about the Iran-Iraq war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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