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1988 poster
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MASTER SCORE 73.5 / 100
2023·History / War / Drama·1h 20m

1988

“They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories”

In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.

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Hezhwan Zendi·DirectorHezhwan Zendi·WriterHooman Behmanesh·Director of PhotographyNawroz Tanya·MusicAmir Gholami·Editor
Cast
Hamid Mirhaj Yosef·TollaDelnya Mohammadi·ShilanQadir Jalal·Omer KhawarShamal Abarash·Mam AbdullahAyam Akram·NajmadinZarya Sami·AkramBakir Salh·SalhNasrin Hassan·Ashna
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 4
Hezhwan Zendi·DirectorMhamad Taher·First Assistant DirectorShaywan K·Second Assistant DirectorBahez Majid·Third Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Hezhwan Zendi·Writer
Camera· 1
Hooman Behmanesh·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Amir Gholami·EditorFarbod Jalali·Colorist
Sound & Music· 2
Nawroz Tanya·MusicBahman Ardalan·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 3
Ayub Bani·Art DirectionTariq Yassin·Costume DesignerShatoo Kamaran·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Reman Shawkat·ProducerRebwar Rwanin·Production DesignerMohammad Saeedi·Line ProducerBryar Baban·Production ManagerDyar Hussein·Associate ProducerBakir Salh·Location Manager
Other Departments· 1
Mustafa Habibi·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
73.5
OF 100
Master Score
8.1
OF 10
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