The Execution of a Pharaoh (2008)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iran
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
This Iranian documentary argues that the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was justified. It criticizes Sadat's policies and supports the killers. The film is based on the perspective of Iran's Foundation for Honoring Martyrs.
polemicalaccusatoryseriousslow-paceddidacticpoliticalsober
What happens
The Execution of a Pharaoh, also translated as The Assassination of the Pharaoh (Persian: اعدام فرعون), is a 2008 Iranian documentary film produced by the Foundation for Honoring the Martyrs of the International Islamic Revolution Movement of Iran. The film addresses the assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, condemning Sadat's policies and supporting the assassination. The film was widely criticized by Egyptian media, newspapers, filmmakers, and artists. The movie is sixty-two minutes and is in Arabic with Persian subtitles. Following its release, allegations were made that the documentary had plagiarized content from a documentary produced and broadcast by Al Jazeera as part of a series of documentaries for a program called Political Crime. Al Jazeera opened an investigation into the film, calling it a "media crime, theft and distortion" of the program it produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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