The general release of “Zade” finally after two years; A narrative of Kashmiri influence

According to Fars news agency’s film correspondent, the movie “Zad” written by Hossein Tarabnejad is the second movie of Amir Abbas Rabiei. The story of this movie is related to the story of infiltration in the early years of the revolution and about a love in the heart of political events that after years It flares up again. The story of this movie starts from the winter of 1359 and continues until the hot summer of 1960.

Mohammadreza Shafiei, the producer of the movie “Zad” directed by Amir Abbas Rabiei, in an interview with the reporter of Fars news agency about the planning for the public screening of this film after two years since its unveiling at the Fajr Film Festival, said: “Zad” is a behind-the-scenes story of the July 7 event. It has been 60 years that after a two-three-year research and several rewriting of the script, it was released in 2009 and was unveiled at the 1400 festival.

He added: Our conclusion from the feedback of the film’s appearance at the Fajr Film Festival was that both critics and media members were satisfied with the film as a whole despite some criticisms, and from the judging point of view, it was nominated for a Simorgh in several fields and received two Simorghs.

This producer emphasized: This kind of films have a difficult production process and “Zad” is considered a progressive film compared to the standards of Iranian cinema and as the second film of a young director. Amir Abbas Rabiei previously made the movie “Personal Clothes”, which has not been released yet, and this movie is his second movie. In general, “Zad” can be considered a forward movement for this director.

He also explained about the main reason for the two-year delay in the release of this film: When the film “Zad” was released in the Fajr festival of 1400, our original plan was to release it in 1401 around the autumn season, but this planning coincided with the inflammatory atmosphere. Last year and this space created a deep gap between the professional stream of cinema and films like this. For this reason, with the consultation of our friends at Soreh Cinema Organization as the owner, we came to the conclusion to postpone the release of the film, but unfortunately, this delay lasted for a year!

Shafi’i stated: Since we considered the fall season to be the right season for the release and we considered its coincidence with the student’s day from the beginning, we plan to release the film this year in the middle of December. Both the main characters of the film are students, and its coincidence with the students’ day can attract its special audience to the cinema.

Regarding the doubts raised about the audit problem of the film “Zad” and its effect on the delay in the general release, this producer said: Why the first film of Amir Abbas Rabiei has not been released yet, I am not aware, and maybe, like our film, it is only planned for its release. It has been delayed but what I know is that there was no such thing about our film. The film “Zad” was screened in Fajr festival even without a single amendment. Of course, even today, when the film has received a screening permit, it will be screened with some minor and understandable amendments.

He added: From the beginning, the production team of the film “Zad” was careful not to produce a film that would be sidelined while creating interesting stories. The version of the film that was screened at the Fajr festival was about 115 minutes long, and the version that is about to be screened today is 111 minutes long. We have also shortened this time in order to improve the rhythm of the film.

The producer of “Zad” said about the release of this film in a situation where comedy films have a heavy shadow on the box office of cinemas and the release cycle: After all, this is an issue in which all the media channels of the country are involved. Especially since in the last few years, the volume of entertaining productions on TV has decreased drastically and crises like Corona have affected the sales of all Iranian cinemas.

He added: “Definitely, people need humor and entertaining films, that’s why today a large amount of screening and screening capacity of cinemas has been dedicated to comedy films, but this incident will affect the body of cinema, especially the strategic cinema of Iran.” In this context, policymakers such as the Cinema Organization or the Surah Cinema Organization should think of a plan and consider the diverse needs of the audience in all dimensions. If we want to give all media space to a specific type of film with justifications such as the choice of cinematographers, that means we have taken the wrong path in cultural governance. Today’s path of Iranian cinema is not the right path and in practice it has led to low sales to cinema audiences.

The producer of the film “Zad” also explained about the content approach of this film to the subject of the hypocrites and the issue of influence: this film is not about the Mojahedin organization or the hypocrites. This movie is about the flow of influence that is still alive. In each period, this stream has different actors; At one time, the actors of this trend were the organization of the hypocrites, and today other actors are present in this trend. From this point of view, I believe that filmmaking about the issue of “penetration” is still fresh and serious.

In the end, he said: “If today the organization of the hypocrites has become a poor organization that is pushed from everywhere, it does not mean that we should no longer make films about them.” The main theme of the movie “Anti” is also about penetration, which I believe is still a new subject. Although we can examine all the developments around us in recent years from the point of view of influence, and we are still affected by this trend.

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