Portrays the situation of Iranian political prisoners under the Islamic Republic Regime of Iran.Portrays the situation of Iranian political prisoners under the Islamic Republic Regime of Iran.Portrays the situation of Iranian political prisoners under the Islamic Republic Regime of Iran.
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Shaheen Shokoofandeh
- Prisoner
- (as Shaheen Shokoufandeh)
Nima Jafari
- Prisoner
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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this is the hardest film i ever saw, but it was a teaching process for all of us in the room for we finally understood there are other faces to Iran and what the unfortunate Iranians go through living under this beastly Regime. really hard to watch and on times just marvelous in how shokof gets to the point uncompromising. Iran Zendan is now a historic film about what we never saw about Iran in the last 30 years and proves a fact that perhaps he has been right all these years of accusing world festivals, governments and cultural events to have parted with the evil and got away with it as well. i for one had a terrible shame for not having been in touch with reality about Iran in over 32 years. a great important movie that is now a book on everybody,s shelf a 10 for all the courage
10sonykoyu
shokof is the Che of the filmmakers.this film serves the cause of humanity at a global level.no matter what you expect from a movie ,this one delivers 100% in the field of films where they want to bring a concept to the point. no funny business here, no compromising attitude, and certainly no fear whatsoever as daryush shokof makes a movie that deals with a world issue and not just what is happening to the political prisoners in Islamic republic regime of Iran. Iran Zendan goes down the film history as one courageous,and amazing dedication piece to show the reality of what we human beings do to one another for power,influence,domination,control over the rest of human beings and with what level of animosity that can only bring shame to the faces of all those who directly and or indirectly assisted, associated, worked,promoted, slept and lied for one of the most bitter and inhumane regimes on earth today thank you daryush shokof for being the Che Guevarra of film makers even though you have not just limited your activities to cinema. one must see film for global audience regardless of your interest,liking or even hating this very important movie piece.
10tileshar
Iran zendan is now all over the nets to be seen free of charge.so i guess if it is clicked over 12 million times it proves enough people were interested to see what Iran is really like these days and how human beings are treated in the prisons of Iran under this barbaric regime of Islamic republic of Iran right this minute. i asked myself how on earth did we all just come to crown so many Iranian movies and directors in the past 30 years without even once questioning ourselves is Iran really all that great so that so many great directors could make so many great movies and so not to ever come to think of blaming this regime for the miserable reality of life in Iran. Iran zendan is the truest, bravest film ever from Iran and done by the most honest artist activist this land ever produced, and yet so raw and inartistic is the film that one has to just be feeling ashamed for not having seen it, done it and or thought of it to be done before and or by any other Iranian film makers. the film is breathtaking uncompromising and above all right on the dot with no time wasted on anything else than to show what a film as such is there to show and do to its viewers afterwords. i still feel ashamed i ever saw an Iranian film in the last 30 years and applauded the very system and government that endorsed the films to be made and for all the world festivals to award these films in treason against humanity with hands in the hands of the Iranian regime so that oil business could continue and culture could continue to prosper in the name of movies in Iran. a great achievement.
the film Iran Zendan started a first ever truth about Iran and all what happened and still happens in Iran prisons with political prisoners:no wonder this powerful film did not get into any festivals whereas all the soft spoken artistic self satisfying and state controlled movies done by other Iranian directors were polishing the image of cinema and culture in Iran under this inhumane regime. Mr.shokof is the one and only in my book of the most honorable;incredible individuals who dare to stand for justice no matter what. this movie should bring shame to the faces of the whole world were busy dealing and reeling with the Iranian regime from festivals to politics. an eternal 10
the film is on the global net and is supposedly been clicked well over millions already and the Islamic Republic of Iran is still alive?! so far for all that effects a movie can have on Regimes and politics world wide? but one has dared to be real? one Iranian director dares to be honest ,simply sticking to the core matter and no fancying around with poetic force major to cheat the world viewers about what this evil Regime is all about. contrary to all those other Iranian directors in the last 30plus Iran regime,s festival business and award winning films Daryush Shokof finally shows us all what in the world is going on inside Iran ,s hellish prisons and gets a 10 from me eternally for having done so. he teaches the world culture that no critic is just to have awarded all Iranian films for what they had not done in the past 30 plus years the film is so right,strong,down to earth,grabbing and onto the point that it brought plain shame to my face to have ever had seen a film from Iran during this filthy Iranian Regime. i hope it does the same to you too and by the way back to the first sentence of my writing was, perhaps movies do not start or stop revolutions and or topple Regimes but hell this one shows you why they should or could i am sending my hat off high into the skies for daryush shokof and his greatest achievement so far in the name of making a movie that includes the whole world and not just Iranian prisoners the world should watch and learn and feel ashamed for having danced with such sick Regimes forever in the history of mankind.
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m(70 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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