The Abadanis (1992)
- Original title
- آبادانیها
- Directed by
- Kyanoush Ayari
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 5 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.
How it feels
During the Iran-Iraq war, a group of people in the city of Abadan try to survive and hold onto their daily lives. The film follows their struggles and personal connections amid the conflict.
groundedseriousintrospectivewar-tornearnesthuman-focused
What happens
The Abadanis is a 1993 film by the Iranian director Kianoush Ayari. Ayari was also the screenwriter. The movie starred Saeed Poursamimi, Hassan Rezai and Saeed Sheikhzadeh. The film is an example of Sacred Defence cinema, i.e. cinema about the Iran-Iraq war. It won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival and was also nominated at the Nantes Three Continents Festival in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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