The first film to capture the Iran-Iraq war — raw, urgent, and made while the bombs still fell.
This film was the first feature film about the Iran-Iraq war that was made and released.
Direction
Heydari shot under active combat conditions — authenticity through danger.
Production
Made with military cooperation, blurring documentary and fiction.
Acting
Rad's performance carries the weight of a nation processing trauma.
Director
Jamshid Heydari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the war's early years, it helped establish the 'Sacred Defense' genre that dominated Iranian cinema for decades.
Many cast and crew were actual veterans; some scenes were filmed so close to the front lines that real artillery fire interrupted takes.
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