Iron Island (film)

Iron Island
Iron Island
Directed by	Mohammad Rasoulof
Written by	Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced by	Mohammad Rasoulof, Abolhassan Davoodi
Release date	2005 ;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Iron Island ( Persian : ????? ????, Jazire-ye Ahani ) is a 2005 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof . It won the Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 36th International Film Festival of India . ^[1]

Synopsis [ edit ]

Old Captain Nemat runs a tight ship. This benevolent dictator is almost a father to the scores of poor, homeless, uneducated families who live on an immensely overcrowded tanker, anchored offshore.

Cast [ edit ]

Ali Nassirian ... Captain Nemat
Hossein Farzi-Zadeh ... Ahmad
Neda Pakdaman ... The girl

Reception [ edit ]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 97% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "A visually creative yet grounded film from Iran, Iron Island is a political allegory that packs a punch" ^[2] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ^[3]

References [ edit ]

^ "Front Page : 'Jazireh Ahani' bags Golden Peacock" . The Hindu . 2005-12-05. ^{[
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^ " Iron Island " . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 2019-07-03 .
^ " Iron Island " . Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2023-04-18 .

External links [ edit ]

Iron Island at IMDb
Iron Island at Rotten Tomatoes

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[thehindu.com-1] "Front Page : 'Jazireh Ahani' bags Golden Peacock" . The Hindu . 2005-12-05. ^{[
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[Rotten_Tomatoes-2] " Iron Island " . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 2019-07-03 .

[Metacritic-3] " Iron Island " . Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2023-04-18 .

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