| Zero Degree Turn | |
|---|---|
 Shahab Hosseini | |
| مدار صفر درجه | |
| Created by | Hassan Fathi |
| Starring | Shahab Hosseini Nathalie Matti Mostafa Abdollahi Iraj Rad Laya Zanganeh Roya Teymourian Masoud Rayegan Pierre Dagher Ateneh Faghih Nasiri Payam Dehkordi Rahim Noroozi Farrokh Nemati Esmail Shangaleh Fadi Edward Hasmiq Taschgian Ahmad Saatchian Ali Ghorban Zadeh Kiumars Malekmotei Gyula Mesterházy Álmos Szalay |
| Music by | Alireza Ghorbani |
| Ending theme | When I Fell in Love (Vaghti Ke Man Ashegh Shodam) |
| Country of origin | Iran Hungary France Lebanon |
| Original languages | Persian French German |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hassan Beshkoufeh |
| Cinematography | Morteza Poursamadi |
| Running time | Each episode approximately 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 1 (Iran) |
| Release | April 23, 2007 – November 2007 |
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Zero Degree Turn or Zero Degree Latitude[1] (Persian: مدار صفر درجه Madâr-e sefr darajeh) is a 2007 television series, made through the cooperation of Iran, Hungary, France, and Lebanon. The program was one of the most expensive and elaborate ever produced by Iran and attracted a large audience there.[2] It is inspired by a real-life story about Iranian diplomat Abdol Hossein Sardari, who saved Jews in 1940s Paris during the Nazi Occupation by giving out Iranian passports and allowing them refuge in the Iranian Embassy.[3] Although it has been noted that neither character names nor the story are close to Sardari's story.[4]
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