The Duel (2004)

Original title

دوئل

Directed by

Ahmad Reza Darvish

Genre

drama film, action film, war film

Country

Iran

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Iran-Iraq War, two wounded soldiers from opposing sides end up stranded together in a desolate area. They must confront their hatred and their shared humanity to survive.

intensegrandsolemnvisually ambitiousslow-burnsomberatmosphericgritty

What happens

Duel (Persian: دوئل) is a 2004 Iranian war drama film It was directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, who was mostly known for films about the Iran–Iraq War. Duel was shot in roughly 11 months in various cities of Iran. The first screening was at the Fajr International Film Festival, in 2004, where it won 8 Crystal Simorgh Award. Also, it is the first Iranian Movie to use Dolby Digital Sound. It is one of the most expensive independent movies ever made in Iranian cinema history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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