A Military Base in Hell (1984)
- Directed by
- Akbar Sadeghi
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
During the Iran-Iraq war, a group of Iranian soldiers are trapped in a military base under attack. They must fight to survive against overwhelming enemy forces.
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What happens
A Military Base in Hell (Persian: پایگاه جهنمی, "Pāygāh-e jahannami") is an Iranian film by the director Akbar Sadeghi. Sadeghi also scripted the film. It was released in 1984, and is an early example of Sacred Defense Cinema, i.e. cinema about the Iran–Iraq war. Among others, it starred Faramarz Gharibian, Jamshid Hashempur, and Zakaria Hashemi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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