A Dragon Arrives! (2016)
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?
Director: Mani Haghighi
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Horror
Runtime: 107 min
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Cast
- Amir Jadidi - Babak Hafizi
- Ehsan Goodarzi - Keyvan Haddad / Sound engineer
- Homayoun Ghanizadeh - Behnam Shokoohi / Geologist
- Nader Fallah - Almas
- Ali Bagheri - Javad Charaki
- Kiana Tajammol - Shahrzad Besharat (young)
- Mani Haghighi - Himself
- Kamran Safamanesh - Saeed Jahangiri
- Javad Ansari - Darshan
- Shahin Karimi - Shahrzad Besharat (old)
Screenplay
- Mani Haghighi (Screenplay)
Music: Christophe Rezai
Cinematography: Hooman Behmanesh
Editing: Hayedeh Safiyari
Production: Crossfadefilms, Dark Precursor Productions
Country: Iran
Language: فارسی, Deutsch
Original Language: fa
Themes
Suicidal Thoughts and Despair
Keywords
suicide, investigation, iran
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Dragon Arrives! about?
- 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?
- Who directed A Dragon Arrives!?
- A Dragon Arrives! was directed by Mani Haghighi.
- Who stars in A Dragon Arrives!?
- A Dragon Arrives! stars Amir Jadidi, Ehsan Goodarzi, Homayoun Ghanizadeh, Nader Fallah, Ali Bagheri, Kiana Tajammol.
- How long is A Dragon Arrives!?
- A Dragon Arrives! has a runtime of 1h 47m (107 minutes).
- What genre is A Dragon Arrives!?
- A Dragon Arrives! is a Drama, Mystery, Horror film.
- Where was A Dragon Arrives! produced?
- A Dragon Arrives! was produced in Iran.
- What are the themes of A Dragon Arrives!?
- The themes of A Dragon Arrives! include: Suicidal Thoughts and Despair.