Hussein Who Said No
| Hussein Who Said No[1] | |
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| Directed by | Ahmad Reza Darvish[2] |
| Produced by | Taghi Aligholizadeh |
| Written by | Ahmad Reza Darvish |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Stephen Warbeck[3] |
| Cinematography | Hossein Jafarian |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar[1] |
Production company |
Farabi Cinema Foundation |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minute |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Hussein Who Said No or He Who Said No and Resurrection (Persian: روز رستاخیز or Persian: رستاخیز translit Rooze Rastakhiz or Ruz-e Rastakhiz or Rastakhiz) is a historical religious Iranian film directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish. The story narrates Battle of Karbala on Day of Ashura and tells the uprising of Hussein ibn Ali[fn 1] in 680 CE against Yazid ibn Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan.
Production
Darvish big-budget movie has been financed by some Iranian and foreign film companies as the film’s post-production stage was completed at a British studio. Some scenes of the project have been created by the usage of a 3D computer-generated imagery (CGI) technique. Many prominent and renowned international cineastes also contributed to this Iranian blockbuster. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire famous actor at the movies. British-Indian film editor Tariq Anwar was in charge of editing the film. He was nominated for in Academy Award in 2011 for his work in The King's Speech.[1]
Cast
- Arash Aasefi
- Babak Hamidian
- Anoushirvan Arjmand
- David Sterne
- Shaghayegh Farahani
- Farhad Ghaemian
- Zohre Hamidi
- Parviz Pour Hoseini
- Soroush Goudarzi
- Mir Taher Mazloomi
- Hasan Pourshirazi
- Pouria Poursorkh
- Kourosh Zarei
- Mahtab Keramati
- Talhat Hamdi
- Dawood Hussain
- Yusuf Shekarchi
- Foad Ebrahim
- Jamal Soleiman
- Rezvan Aghili
- Leila Boloukat
- Fawaz Sarwar
- Ghader Pezeshki
- Yavar Ahmadifar
- Behnam Tashakkor
- Anoush Moazami
- Ali Abbasi
- Amir Molavi
- Ali Javidfar
- Saeed Alipour
- Hamid Jadidi
- Mohammad Reza Haghgoo
- Babak Vali
- Reza Akbari Arateh
- Ebrahim Soltan Ali
- Khalilullah Khajeh Nezam
- Hossein Madadi
- Pejman Jafari Samarghandi
- Mahmoud Mohkami
Language
The film's main language is Persian. The film is going to be dubbed into English, France and Arabic.[1][4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Imam Hussein (Hussein ibn Ali) is referred as “Lord of Martyrs” by Shia Muslims and is remembered as the symbol of freedom and dignity.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Iran preparing religious epic film for public screening". Press TV. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Imam Hussain (a) Movie "Resurrection Day" Shooting Completed". AhlulBayt News Agency. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012.
- ↑ "Simorgh coveted prize for Oscar-winning composer Warbeck"
. Iran Daily. - ↑ "Ahmadreza Darvish's new film on Ashura Uprising to be dubbed into English, Arabic". Tehran Times. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014.