The Glass Agency (1998)

Original title

آژانس شیشه‌ای

Directed by

Ebrahim Hatamikia

Genre

drama film, action film, romance film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An armed veteran takes hostages in a travel agency because he cannot get enough money for his injured comrade to travel abroad for medical treatment. The film shows the effects of the Iran-Iraq War on Iranian society and the fault lines between different groups.

tensemelancholicslow-burnemotionally chargedthought-provokinggrittysuspensefulsocially critical

What happens

The Glass Agency (Persian: آژانس شیشه‌ای) is a 1998 Iranian drama film written and directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. It is one of Hatamikia's most successful works and one of the most popular and controversial films of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema. One of the many Hatamikia films of the Sacred Defense cinema genre, The Glass Agency focuses on the Iran–Iraq War's impact on various aspects of Iranian society. The Glass Agency is set in a travel agency where an armed veteran takes hostages after failing to raise enough money for his injured comrade to travel abroad for medical treatment. The film candidly reveals some of the major fault lines in Iranian society today. With its complex message of sympathy for the veterans and criticism of those who exploit their status for political purposes, the film has won praise from conservatives and reformists alike. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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