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A Dragon Arrives! poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.9 / 100
2016·Drama / Horror / Mystery·1h 45m

A DRAGON ARRIVES!

On Jan. 22, 1965, the day before the Iranian prime minister is assassinated, a car drives up to a shipwreck. Inside the wreck, a banished political prisoner has hung himself and the walls are covered in diary entries, literary quotes, and strange symbols. Fifty years later, the evidence, including intelligence tape recordings, is found in a box. The contents attest to the fact that the inspector and his colleagues were arrested, but why?

Above the Line
Mani Haghighi·DirectorMani Haghighi·ScreenplayHooman Behmanesh·Director of PhotographyChristophe Rezai·MusicHayedeh Safiyari·Editor
Cast
Amir Jadidi·Babak HafiziEhsan Goodarzi·Keyvan Haddad / Sound engineerHomayoun Ghanizadeh·Behnam Shokoohi / GeologistNader Fallah·AlmasAli Bagheri·Javad CharakiKiana Tajammol·Shahrzad Besharat (young)Mani Haghighi·HimselfKamran Safamanesh·Saeed JahangiriJavad Ansari·DarshanShahin Karimi·Shahrzad Besharat (old)
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Mani Haghighi·Director
Writing· 1
Mani Haghighi·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hooman Behmanesh·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hayedeh Safiyari·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Christophe Rezai·MusicAmir-Hossein Ghasemi·SoundDaryoush Sadghapour·Sound
Production· 1
Mani Haghighi·Producer
By the Numbers
71.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Dragon Arrives!'s key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a light-colored shirt, dark tie, and fedora stands in the foreground, looking up and to the right, with a vintage yellow and white car partially visibl”

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Key Elements
Vintage CarFedoraSunglassesAbandoned BoatSmall Dark Objects On Ground
Atmosphere
Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
8/10
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