Summary
November 1980. Southern Iran. We are at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war. Abadan, the capital of the Iranian petrol industry resists the repeated assaults of the Iraqi army, but is soon under full siege.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 40 min
Longer than most animated movies, +11 min on the typical 89
typical 89100Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
2023
June 28, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
AnimationDramaWarLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
PersianMade in
Belgium
France- Germany
Luxembourg
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Sepideh Farsi Director
Writing · 1
- Javad Djavahery Writer
Production · 7
- Richard Lutterbeck Producer
- Annemie Degryse Producer
- Sébastien Onomo Producer
- Vanessa Ciszewski Producer
- David Grumbach Producer
- Marianne Laslandes Production Manager
Editing · 2
- Isabelle Manquillet Editor
- Grégoire Sivan Editor
Sound · 10
- Erik Truffaz Original Music Composer
- Luca Theis Sound Designer
- Jeroen Truijens Sound Designer
- Nicolas Tran-Trong Sound Editor
- Vincent Verdoux Recording Supervision
- Loine Desenclos Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Zaven Najjar Graphic Designer
- Kwinten Debien Background Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Luca Chiari Animation
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