Damascus Time

Damascus Time
English poster of Damascus Time
Directed byEbrahim Hatamikia
Written byEbrahim Hatamikia
Produced byMohammad Khazai[1]
Starring
CinematographyMehdi Jafari
Edited byMehrdad Khoshbakht
Music byKaren Homayounfar
Production
company
Distributed byFilmiran (Iran)
Release date
  • February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01) (FIFF)
Running time
109 min
CountryIran
Languages
  • Persian
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Russian

Damascus Time (Persian: به وقت شام) is a 2018 drama film by Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia.[2][3][4] The plot revolves around an Iranian pilot and his copilot son whose plane is seized by ISIS forces in Syria while carrying a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war zone.[5] Hadi Hejazifar, Babak Hamidian and an ensemble of Syrian, Iraqi and Lebanese actors star in the film.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "Iran's Syria war blockbuster: cinema in the service of politics". The Christian Science Monitor. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ Golshiri, Ghazal (30 April 2018). "Un blockbuster iranien au service de la République islamique". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Zarif impressed with "At Damascus Time"". Tehran Times. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ ""At Damascus Time" star Hejazifar dissatisfied with his performance". Iranian News Daily. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ "'Damascus Time' fills Zarif's eyes with tears". Mehr News Agency. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Googoosh". mehrnews. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2019-03-24.