Sayed Javad Hashemi: Sacred Defense Cinema, a Stagnant Cinema

TEHRAN, (SCIB) – The actor of the serial “Dirty Money”? attended an exclusive interview with NavideShahed and said: “War cinema has approximately stagnated. The type of sacred defense films has changed.”?

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سه‌شنبه - ۰۷ بهمن ۲۰۰۷ / 2007 07 November

According to the reporter of NavideShahed, Sayed Javad Hashemi added: “After finishing war, form and type of sacred defense films have also changed to attract audience. Sacred defense cinema in Iran is the most logical type of cinema. Sacred defense and love cinema is the most successful type in Iranian cinema. And other types of our cinema have failed and have been for a short time. That is the reason that our war films still welcome by audiences after 25 years.”? This actor in theatre, cinema and TV further said: “Unfortunately, there have been no particular activities carried out for creating culture in our country. Hatamikia (A famous Iranian war film maker) has created a new forward movement in sacred defense cinema. Mr. Hatamikia appeared and caused a new forward movement in sacred defense cinema once. He made the film “From Karkheh to Rehin”?. It was a new event in war cinema despite the fact that there was no stronghold shown in this film. And it became the best selling film at that time.”? The film “Glass Agency”? was a new and unique work in our war cinema too. Sacred defense cinema will certainly progress more if our film directors use the experiences of people such as Hatamikia and make good films with contents for the people who have themselves experienced war, Sayed Javad Hashemi concluded.