The Scout (1988)

Original title

دیده‌بان

Directed by

Ebrahim Hatamikia

Genre

war film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

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.

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How it feels

The film follows an Iranian scout during the Iran-Iraq war. He faces danger and hardship while carrying out his duties.

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What happens

The Scout (Persian: دیده‌بان, romanized: Deedeh-ban) is a 1989 film by the Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia. Hatamikia also scripted the film, which starred Gholamreza Ali Akbari and Mehrdad Solaymani. Set during the Iran-Iraq war, it is an example of Sacred Defense cinema, a genre of Iranian films depicting the Iran–Iraq War's impact on Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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