Dam e sobh = Day break / a production of Prometheus Cinema ; written by Mehran Kashani and Hamid Rahmanian ; produced and directed by Hamid Rahmanian.

Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehrah's century-old prison, this film revolves around the imminent executio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Prometheus Cinema (Firm)
Film Movement (Firm)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Rahmanian, Hamid, 1968- (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Kāshānī, Mihrān (Screenwriter)
Yari, Hossein (Actor)
Taghipour, Atash (Actor)
Amirjallali, Maryam (Actor)
Nasseh, Hoda (Actor)
Afshar, Zabi (Actor)
Language:Persian
English
Language of the Original:
Persian
Language and/or Writing System:
Farsi with English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, 2005.
Subjects:
Capital punishment > Iran > Drama.
Prisons > Iran > Drama.
Murderers > Drama.
Prison films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Prison films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy Streaming - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (83 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Day break [Parallel title]
Daybreak
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehrah's century-old prison, this film revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder. When the family of the victim repeatedly fails to show up on the appointed day, Mansour's execution is postponed again and again. Stuck inside the purgatory of his own mind, he waits as time passes on without him, caught between life and death, retribution and forgiveness.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Call Number:PN1995.9.P68 D35 2005 Online
Credits:Director of photography, Byrom Fazli ; visual and sound editor, Ebrahim Saeedi ; music by David Bergeaud ; Duduk performed by Fred Seldon ; art director and costumer, Ahmad Saket ; production manager, Hamid Molavi.
Cast:
Hossein Yari, Atash Taghipour, Maryam Amirjalali, Hoda Naseh, Zabeh Afshar.
Source of Description:
Title from title screen (viewed August 24, 2020)