The Third Day (2007 film)

The Third Day
روز سوم
Directed by	Mohammad Hossein Latifi
Based on	documentary by Hamid Zargarnejad
Produced by	Alireza Jalali Hamid Akhoondi
Starring	Pouria Poursorkh Baran Kosari Hamed Behdad
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

The Third Day (Persian: روز سوم, romanized: Rooz-e-Sevom) is the sixth film of Mohammad Hossein Latifi as a director and produced in 2007.^[1] This film is based on the documentary of the same name by Hamid Zargarnejad.The film stars Pouria Poursorkh, Baran Kosari and Hamed Behdad. The film shows the last days of battle of Khorramshahr.^[2][3][4][5]

Plot

During the Iran-Iraq War, a disabled young woman is taken captive by Iraqi Baathist forces in Khuzestan Province (in southern Iran). Her brother, along with his fellow combatants, tries to free his sister from the clutches of the enemy.^[6]

Awards

• Statue of the best field special effects of the 11th Cinema House Festival in 2008
• Crystal Simorgh is the best film of the 25th Fajr International Film Festival, 2007
• Crystal Simorgh Best Director of the 25th Fajr International Film Festival 2007
• Crystal Simorgh Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 25th Fajr International Film Festival 2007

References

1. Langford, Michelle (2019). Allegory in Iranian Cinema: The Aesthetics of Poetry and Resistance. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 176–178. ISBN 9781350113275.
2. ".: Iranian Movie DataBase فيلم روز سوم :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
3. "فیلم روز سوم (1385) | سلام‌سینما". www.salamcinama.ir. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
4. "The Third Day". www.namava.ir. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
5. "روز سوم فیلمی ماندگار درباره مقاومت دلاورانه در خرمشهر". نمناک (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
6. The Third Day (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-28

External links

• The Third Day at IMDb