Efforts for the world premiere of “Colonel Soraya”/The Hatred of Families reached the festival – Mehr News Agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr reporter, the movie “Colonel Soraya” directed and written by Lili Aaj and produced by Jalil Shabani has been screened at the 41st Fajr Film Festival, which has received different reactions due to its different subject. Aaj and Shabani, together with Soraya Abdullahi, whose film is based on her real life, appeared on the TV program “Night Night” on the Jam Jam Global Network and answered Alireza’s questions. Amir Ahmadi they answered
Colonel Soraya is understandable to the whole world
Shabani, the producer of “Colonel Soraya”, emphasizing that the language of the film is international, said: the story of “Colonel Soraya” is about mothers who are deprived of seeing their children, and this common sense of motherhood can be understood all over the world and is an international language. Is. Therefore, we are trying to release this movie in Asian and European countries in addition to Iran because it has the potential to be seen internationally.
Jalil Shabani, pointing out that there are many films about the organization hypocrites made, but “Colonel Soraya” has approached this story with a new angle and perspective, adding: It has always been thought that the hypocrites of arms Hand They take and kill people directly terror they do. While, in addition to this work, by entering the thoughts and minds of young people, they also destroy their lives. This issue is never mentioned in the cinema not done that they destroy lives. This film focuses more on this angle and wants to say that the work of these groups is more deadly than those who stand in front of you with a gun and shoot. In this film to this angle of the organization hypocrites It has been discussed that it is a new and new angle in cinema.
He continued: When Ouj organization, as an investor, saw the “Baba Adam” theater up close, it realized that the play has the potential to be turned into a movie, and Mrs. Aaj has the ability to make believable acting from the actor.
Saying that “Colonel Soraya” has a universal subject, Shabani said: “The reality is that this story could have happened anywhere in the world.” Depriving a mother of visiting her child, in my opinion, has the potential to be internationalized. Therefore, we try to Screening We should take measures in other countries so that it can be seen in Asian and European countries.
Attempting a global release
Referring to the decision to release the film internationally, this producer added: The minimum impact that the global release can have is that the international organizations get to know the nature of the hypocrite group and stop supporting them. It happens that prisoners There they will find an escape to return to the arms of their families. Of course, the opponents too Propaganda And they have their advertisements and try to prevent the film from being seen. But I must say that there is no one in Iran who does not hate hypocrites. I was negotiating with one of the actors to play in this movie, he said that I don’t have time to come, otherwise I would have played. Because if I ever intend to emigrate, it will be when the hypocrites enter this country.
Shabani said to the viewers of Jam Jam channel: I am talking to some Iranians living in Europe. What top Do you hold the flag of the hypocrites and stand in front of the United Nations and support this organization? They have taken the country’s children hostage.
Ideology movie hit is not
Lily Aaj, the director of “Colonel Soraya” also said about how to make her first film: Last year, when I staged “Baba Adam” at the Fajr Theater Festival, I wished to find investment to make a movie version of it. Because it seemed to me that this issue has a high capacity for drama has it. When with Mrs Abdullahi I got to know and saw that the mothers who are in the Salvation Society have all become members of my family. Therefore, I tried my best in this field until The officials Oj Organization and Mr. Jalil Shabani saw the theater and came to believe that this issue has the potential to become a movie.
He continued: In this movie, I looked at the story from a completely maternal angle, which is not ideology at all. hit is not. Along with this motherhood, my effort has been to point out everything that should be known about the organization of the hypocrites. The strangest thing is how a child does not want to see his mother! A father does not want to see his daughter! What happens in Ashraf when you lose the most basic human emotions and become an iron man?! There is a dialogue in the movie that says, “These don’t answer us; They have turned to stone.”
ivory He said about Jaleh Samti’s role as Soraya: “My first and last choice for this role was Mrs. Samti.” For this role, I wanted a completely Iranian mother that everyone would believe in. He is a very good actor and companion, and this is a lot for someone who has the experience of making his first film Excellent Is. He earnestly tried to bring Soraya Abdullahi to life on the screen. The make-up test was not strange and we wanted her to be similar to Mrs. Abdullahi in terms of spirit and motherly feeling.
ivory He also said about the other actors: All the actors in the film are theatrical and I am satisfied with this choice. Because I think theater actors have first-rate capabilities. Because the film was made in difficult conditions. In terms of the weather, it was very difficult work, and in Azadi Camp, mothers had to endure these difficult conditions.
He continued: The mothers who are in the film were interested in acting and did not have much experience. That’s why we practiced with them in pre-production and luckily they did so well that now any of them can be potential actors for this age.
ivory He also stated: Working with the elderly is a difficult task. Besides this, it is very difficult to work in the deserts of Qom even in the last month of autumn. Wind, rain, dirt, cold, night and… all these added to the difficulty of work. However, I think we succeeded. Because the biggest test for me was when the mothers came to Mellat campus and the movie saw They cried and felt so bad that it is unimaginable. A mother came from Zanjan and has not seen her son for 41 years and was very impressed by the film. In general, it was important for me that the mothers were satisfied.
The narrative of 20 years of anticipation
In the continuation of the “Night Night” program, Soraya Abdullahi, the real character of the movie “Colonel Soraya” explained about the fate of her son: In 2001, my 21-year-old son Amir Aslan Hassanzadeh went to Turkey to participate in bodybuilding competitions. After 4 years of not knowing, we found out that he was captured Hand He is a hypocrite and now after 20 years in the camp Tirana Albani is still a captive and I still haven’t managed to see him after all these years.
Abdallahi said that apart from him, tens of thousands of other families have the same fate as him, and continued: I was with the group in 2008. hypocrites I didn’t have a special acquaintance, and when I found out, Amir was captured by them, and after that, we left for Iraq with 10 other families. However, the commander of the Iraqi army said the commanders hypocrites They do not allow us to meet in Ashraf; We might be allowed to stay for a week. At that time America attacked Ashraf and himself camp and was taking care of Ashraf. That’s why the Iraqi army prepared a compound for us to settle there in the hope of seeing our children.
Abdullahi said that he hopes to see his son closely after 20 years with the release of this film, and said: I have not seen my son for many years and others who have left the sect tell me about him. I don’t want to just talk about my baby. I am the representative of all mothers and in the rescue forum I am active. I am happy that after 40 years, the families’ anger and their voices reached the festival. We collected about 12 thousand signatures, photos, videos, sounds, etc Bring we did; But no institution gave us an answer. I went to the United Nations. I went to Ahmad Shahid and said what mothers want. We are not political, we are just mothers; “But no one gives us an answer as to what we should do.” In the end, he said: “I am grateful to Ms. Aaj for bringing us to the festival.” We were Ashraf for several years and no media was found. We used to hide ourselves because of sarcasm Amez We were fugitives. That’s why we were hiding ourselves behind the curtain.”