The Glass Agency

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The Glass Agency
International poster
Directed by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Produced by	Varahonar Farabi Cinema Foundation
Starring	Parviz Parastui Reza Kianian Habib Rezaei Bita Badran
Cinematography	Aziz Saati
Edited by	Hayedeh Safiyari
Music by	Majid Entezami
Release dates	1 February 1998 (1998-02-01) (Fajr) 8 July 1998 (1998-07-08) (Iran) 19 February 1999 (1999-02-19) (BIFF)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Glass Agency (Persian: آژانس شیشه‌ای) is a 1998 Iranian drama film written and directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia.^[1] It is one of Hatamikia's most successful works and one of the most popular and controversial films of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema.^[2]

One of the many Hatamikia films of the Sacred Defense cinema genre, The Glass Agency focuses on the Iran–Iraq War's impact on various aspects of Iranian society. The Glass Agency is set in a travel agency where an armed veteran takes hostages after failing to raise enough money for his injured comrade to travel abroad for medical treatment. The film candidly reveals some of the major fault lines in Iranian society today. With its complex message of sympathy for the veterans and criticism of those who exploit their status for political purposes, the film has won praise from conservatives and reformists alike.^[3]