Horizon (1989 film)

Last updated

Horizon
Directed by Rasool Mollagholipoor
Written byRasool Mallagholipoor
Produced byJahanbakhsh Soltani
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Horizon (Persian: Ofogh) is a 1989 film by the Iranian director Rasool Mollagholipoor. Mollagholipoor also scripted the film. Set during the Iran-Iraq war, Horizon is an example of Sacred Defence cinema. It starred among others Jahanbakhsh Soltani, Ali Sajjadi Hosseini and Mehrzad Nooshiravan. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Related Research Articles

A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" and set "due west". This occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran</span> National anthem of Iran

The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the national anthem of Iran. It was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini. It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth official Iranian national anthem.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran</span> Last crown prince of Iran (born 1960)

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran is the oldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and his wife Farah Diba. Before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, he was the crown prince and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran. Today, Pahlavi resides in Great Falls, Virginia.

The horizon is the line at which the sky and the Earth's surface appear to meet.

Descendant(s) or descendent(s) may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rostam and Sohrab</span> Persian legends tale

The tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab forms part of the 10th-century Persian epic Shahnameh by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. It tells the tragic story of the heroes Rostam and his son, Sohrab.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rasoul Mollagholipour</span> Iranian filmmaker

Rasoul Mollagholipour was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Ufuk is a unisex Turkish given name meaning "horizon". It stems from the Arabic ufuq (أفق), having the same meaning, as does the corresponding Hebrew name "אופק". The name may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitra Farahani</span> Iranian filmmaker and painter

Mitra Farahani is an Iranian filmmaker and painter who currently lives in Paris.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shahram Mokri</span> Iranian filmmaker (born 1978)

Shahram Mokri is an Iranian filmmaker. He graduated from Soore University. Mokri started his filmmaking training in the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and entered the professional world of cinema with his short film "Dragonfly Storm" (2002).

<i>Event Horizon</i> (film) 1997 science fiction horror film by Paul W. S. Anderson

Event Horizon is a 1997 science fiction horror film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and written by Philip Eisner. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan and Joely Richardson. Set in 2047, it follows a crew of astronauts sent on a rescue mission after a missing spaceship, the Event Horizon, spontaneously appears in orbit around Neptune, only to discover that a sinister force has come back with it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">68th Venice International Film Festival</span> Film festival

The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film Wilde Salomé. Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film The Ides of March, directed by George Clooney, and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Esmail Khoi</span> Iranian poet and writer (1938–2021)

Esmail Khoi or Esmail Khoyi was an Iranian poet and writer. He was living in the United Kingdom after being exiled from Iran during the 1980s. Khoi was originally a lecturer in Philosophy before the Iranian Revolution. He was a member of the Iranian Writers' Association. His poems have been translated in many languages, including English, French, Russian, German and Ukrainian. He wrote a poetry book in English called "Voice of Exile", "What is shall be what is not". He is the first Iranian writer to be awarded the Coburg Rückert Prizen for literature, which he received in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elham Yaghoubian</span>

Elham Yaghoubian is a political activist, writer, and founder of Iran-Israel Alliance of Nations. She is living in the United States.

<i>Deepwater Horizon</i> (film) 2016 American disaster film

Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 American biographical disaster film based on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Peter Berg directed it from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien, and Kate Hudson. It is adapted from "Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours", a December 25, 2010 article in The New York Times written by David Barstow, David Rohde, and Stephanie Saul.

<i>The President</i> (2014 film) 2014 film

The President is a film by Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf following the themes of his previous film The Gardener.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IRIB Ofogh</span> Iranian TV channel

IRIB Ofogh, is an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting television channel, is broadcast Worldwide.

The Look to the East policy is a strategy in Iran's foreign policy that has been proposed since the beginning of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency in 2005. Of course, there is no consensus among experts as to which countries are among the goals of the Look to the East policy, and from which point of view this policy should be viewed, and there are at least three different views.

<i>The Wasteland</i> (2020 film) 2020 Iranian film

The Wasteland is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed and written by Ahmad Bahrami. the film premiered on September 3, 2020, at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Orizzonti Award.‌Prize 2021 of the international jury at the Festival Nouvelles Images Persanes in Vitré (France)

<i>The Town</i> (2022 film) 2022 Iranian film

The Town is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by Ali Hazrati and written by Ali Hazrati. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and received 3 nominations.

References

  1. "آی‌فیلمی‌ها به تماشای «افق» می‌نشینند". 23 September 2020.
  2. "نقد و بررسی فیلم سینمایی افق اثر رسول ملاقلی پور | سلام‌سینما".