Detailed conversation Mustafa Razzaq Karimi: I made the documentary “Ahmad” with the approval of Seyyed Hassan Khomeini

Fars News Agency – Art Group – Ehsan Hoshiargar: Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini is regarded as one of the most radical figures in the history of the Islamic Revolution. The one who was the friend and confidant of the founder of the revolution, and from the time of the Imam’s exile in Iraq, the martyrdom of his elder brother, the exile in Noufel-Lochateau, France, and the last days of the Imam’s illness and finally the death of the leader of the revolution, he was always by the side of the Imam and after that in He was next to the Supreme Leader. But is the picture presented by Mostafa Razzaq Karimi in the documentary “Ahmed” the whole truth about “Syed Ahmad Khomeini”?

Undoubtedly, one of the most controversial documentaries of the 17th Cinemagheqirat Festival was “Ahmed” narrated by Mustafa Razzaq Karimi. The director who previously made the film “Bano Quds Iran” about Mrs. Khadijah Thaqafi, the wife of Imam Khomeini (RA), which also caused a reaction at the time of the screening. and this time with the investment of Arouj Film Institute and accompanied by Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, we found another member of the Imam’s (RA) family, the life and times of Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini (RA) from his childhood to the victory of the Islamic Revolution and 5 years after his death. Hazrat Imam has depicted.

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini according to the reforms. This is the first proposition that came to many people’s minds after watching the documentary film “Ahmad” directed by Mustafa Razzaq Karimi, although the filmmaker emphasizes in places in his film that Yadgar Imam (RA) had a trans-religious character, but the image he presents in his documentary According to critics, it is a one-sided narrative of a political spectrum.

In an interview with Fars news agency, Mustafa Razzaq Karimi responded to various doubts after the screening of this film at the Haqit Cinema Festival.

In connection with the choice of the subject of Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini and the fact that he had previously stated in an interview that this documentary is a response to his own mental concerns and how faithfully this quote is stated, he said: This quote is completely faithful and I do not believe such words. I really mentioned it because, more than anything, the subject of the documentary on Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini was formed for me from research and study. Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini is a special figure in the history of the revolution and I intended to show a neglected aspect of his life by making this documentary.

Razak Karimi, in relation to this criticism, why he only went to the narrative of the reform faction in the documentary “Ahmad”, said: As the producer of this documentary, I must say that I have read all the reviews and they are completely respectful to me, because by reading each review, I see a new dimension. The new thoughts I have made and the opinions of others become clear to me. But the answer to this question and the criticism of others has a definite answer. Basically, the political atmosphere of the early years of the victory of the revolution and even until the death of Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini was not an atmosphere consisting of the current political factions, and we emphasized in this documentary to go to those who had a close acquaintance with Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, and only a distant acquaintance or a distant connection. No one was supposed to talk about Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini in front of the camera.

He also said about the issue of why some prominent figures of fundamentalism such as Mohsen Rezaei or Ali Akbar Velayati, who were among the influential people at that time, were not presented in this documentary, saying: What I know is that the producer of the work Mr. Gholam Ali Asgharian contacted more than 30 people to appear in front of the camera and provide a clear and detailed account of all the questions and uncertainties that existed in connection with Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini. But many people did not want to appear in front of the camera, and if the narrative and the documentary, according to some critics, go towards a certain faction or the absence of another political faction, it is because the people present in front of the camera are all those who agreed to sit in front of the camera. and talk

In response to the question of whether he is willing to provide space for recording the narratives of new people, especially from all factions, according to the criticisms published on the film, this director told Fars: As the producer of the “Ahmed” documentary, I have no resistance to this incident, and I am ready to put anyone in front of the camera who had a close relationship with the late Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini in the early years of the revolution until March 1973 and who can provide an authentic account of the questions surrounding him. and record their answers.

Razzaq Karimi also discussed the criticism of Gholamhossein Karbaschi’s presence in this documentary, and despite the authentic narratives that many people such as Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, Ahmad Natiq Nouri, Musa Khoiniha, Hassan Rouhani, etc. presented about Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, why was Karbaschi chosen as the narrator. He stated: contrary to the criticism of Mr. Karbaschi’s friends, he had a close relationship with Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini from a very young age and was one of those who could definitely provide a detailed account of the existing questions and doubts.

The director of the documentary “Ahmed” also said that in his documentary, he answers the important suspicion of Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini’s non-interference in the Imam’s decisions, as well as the forgery of the letter, but he does not mention the main reason for the suspicion. I can answer the same issue that Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini had no involvement in the Imam’s final decisions and that no signature was forged by him, otherwise, in recent years, this issue has been discussed many times and different people have talked about examples that It has always been denied, but the main issue was exactly this point that despite being very close to the Imam, Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini never interfered in the final decision of the Imam and did not sign any letter, document or issue on his behalf, and I think answering this The topic was enough.

One of the most important criticisms of Ahmad’s documentary is the image of the death of Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini in Ahmad’s documentary, and the arrangement, sequences and narratives seem to be such that at the end of the audience, the audience can only reach a conclusion other than Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini’s suicide due to the mental anguish caused by the Imam’s death. .

In response to this critical criticism and doubt regarding the ending of the “Ahmed” documentary, Razzaq Karimi says: “Such a perception of the film is surprising to me, because Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini was a devout and spiritual Shia Muslim.” As the builder of “Ahmad” and the one who has been in contact with Imam’s House for eight years after the construction of Banu Quds, and Ahmed’s documentary was also made with the approval of Seyyed Hasan Khomeini and his honorable mother I strongly reject such a perception of the film, and anyone who has this misunderstanding after watching the film has done wrong to one of the bravest people in the revolution. I think he had achieved a kind of death of consciousness, which shows the great and deep spiritual soul of his personality.

This director also responded to the question of whether he is willing to accept the narrative of other people outside of the documentary about the impressions made about the death of Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini and whether he is willing to reconsider or not: I do not accept such a thing at all.

In the end, Razak Karimi answered the question of whose narration is empty in his film and said: I tried to include anyone who has anything to do with Seyed Ahmad and is willing to appear in front of the camera in the film, but if I want to Let me name one person, it is Seyed Ahmed himself. The documentaries I make are human-centered, they may have political or social issues, but they are human-centered, and in the documentary “Ahmed” I also wanted to narrate the human aspects of Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini’s personality, and I wish he was himself and a more complete narrative could be done in his own language. gave

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