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Standing in the Dust
Why this pick
A restrained Iranian war portrait of commander Ahmad Motevaselian, using archival-inflected texture and an intimate sense of duty rather than battlefield spectacle.
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MOVIE2022 1h 30m IRN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Mehdi Bakeri, the commander of the 31st Ashura Division, wants his younger brother Hamid to return to the area and be by his side, despite the difficulties he has encountered. Hamid accepts and joins. Now, after the Khyber operation, Mehdi has to return home alone, this narration is depicted in six scenes.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Hadi HejaziFar
Mehdi Bakeri