The Lost Strait

The Lost Straight
Film poster
Directed by	Bahram Tavakoli
Written by	Bahram Tavakoli
Produced by	Saeid Malekan
Starring	Amir Jadidi Javad Ezzati Hamid Reza Azarang Mahdi Pakdel Ali Soleimani
Cinematography	Hamid Khozouie Abyane
Edited by	Maysam Molaei
Music by	Hamed Sabet
Production company	Owj Arts and Media Organization
Distributed by	Hozeh Honari
Release dates	1 February 2018 (2018-02-01) (Fajr Film Festival) 8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) (Iran)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Box office	5.6 billion toman (Iran)

The Lost Strait (Persian: تنگه ابوقریب, romanized: Tange-h Abughoraib) is a 2018 Iranian war drama film written and directed by Bahram Tavakoli.[1] The film screened for the first time at the 36th Fajr Film Festival and received 5 Awards and 6 nominations.[2][3][4]

Cast

• Amir Jadidi as Hassan
• Javad Ezzati as Majid
• Hamid Reza Azarang as Khalil
• Mahdi Pakdel as Reza
• Ali Soleimani as Aziz
• Mehdi Ghorbani as Ali
• Yadollah Shadmani as Habib
• Ghorban Najafi
• Banipal Shoomoon
• Milad Yazdani
• Mehdi Sabaghi

Reception

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	Fajr Film Festival[5]	Best Film	The Lost Strait	Won
		Audience Choice of Best Film	The Lost Strait	Runner-up
		Best Director	Bahram Tavakoli	Won
		Best Actor	Amir Jadidi	Won
		Best Makeup	Saeid Malekan	Won
		Special Effects	Mohsen Rouzbahani	Won
		Visual Effects	Mohsen Khirabadi & Mohammad Baradaran & Avad Matoori & Hassan Izadi	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Hamid Khozouie Abyane	Nominated
		Best Sound Mixing	Rashid Daneshmand	Nominated
		Best Sound Editing	Amir Hossein Ghasemi	Nominated
		Production Design	Mohamadreza Shojaei	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Hamed Sabet	Nominated

Summary of the film

This film, which is based on reality, is a narrative of the defense of the Ammar Yaser Battalion of the 27th Division of Muhammad Rasulullah against the Baath regime's campaign in the strategic position of the Abu Ghraib Strait of Dehlran and the attack on Faqe and Sharhani in the final days of the war. The Iraqis have to cross the barrier of a base that is in the shape of a gorge, where they face strong resistance from the Iranian forces.

References

1. "The Lost Strait – Ayat Media". Retrieved 2021-09-23.
2. "The Lost Strait". Media Move. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
3. "The Lost Strait". Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
4. "One film alone cannot tell the vast story of "The Lost Strait": director". Tehran Times. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
5. ""تنگه ابوقریب" جوایز جشنواره فیلم فجر را درو کرد / "مغزهای کوچک زنگ‌زده" فیلم منتخب تماشاگران شد / جوایز بازیگری برای امیر جدیدی، سارا بهرامی، جمشید هاشم‌پور و سحر دولتشاهی". خبرگزاری هنر ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-23.

External links

• The Lost Strait at IMDb