The Red Ribbon

The Red Ribbon

English poster of the film
Directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by Ebrahim Hatamikia
Starring
Music by Mohammadreza Aligholi
Cinematography Hassan Pooya
Edited by Hayedeh Safiyari
Distributed by Vara Honar
Release dates
  • September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)
Running time
118 minutes
Country Iran
Language Persian

The Red Ribbon (Persian: روبان قرمز) is a 1999 Iranian war drama film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. The film was submitted to the 17st Fajr International Film Festival and won three Crystal Simorghs in the fields of best directing best directing, editing and best actress. The film looks a lot like The English Patient. Hatamikia`s ability to translate an American film scenario for an Iranian audience and make it look like the Iran-Iraq war points to the universality of war.[1]

Plot

Three stubborn characters confront each other in a mine-riddled no-man's-land in the devastated South. Mahboobeh, a headstrong, grief-crazed woman who grew up in the area; Davoud, an embittered veteran focused to the point of insanity on his job clearing mines and Jomeh, an Afghan refugee whose own experience of tragedy gives him the empathy to communicate with his fellow outcasts.[2]

Cast

The bearded rough looking man, whose job is taking out land mines.
A mysterious Afghani who lives in a dump where a thousand war tanks are kept.
A woman who has lost everything and now only wants to live in her family`s ruined house.[3]

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