Duel (2004 film)

Duel (Persian: دوئل) is a 2004 Iranian war drama film^[1][2] It was directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, who was mostly known for films about the Iran–Iraq War. Duel was shot in roughly 11 months in various cities of Iran. The first screening was at the Fajr International Film Festival, in 2004, where it won 8 Crystal Simorgh Award. Also, it is the first Iranian Movie to use Dolby Digital Sound. It is one of the most expensive independent movies ever made in Iranian cinema history.

Duel
Directed by	Ahmad Reza Darvish
Written by	Ramin Mebdy
Produced by	Taghi Aligholizadeh
Starring	Saeed Rad Pejman Bazeghi Parivash Nazarieh Parviz Parastui Hedieh Tehrani Anoushirvan Arjmand Kambiz Dirbaz Abolfazl Shah Karam
Edited by	Mostafa Kherghehpoosh
Music by	Majid Entezami
Distributed by	Tamasha Cultural Institute
Release date	6 July 2004 (2004-07-06)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Budget	$6 Million USD

Plot

Zeinal, an Iranian soldier who has been a prisoner of war for more than 20 years, returns only to see that he has been deemed a traitor. The story revolves around Zeinal and Eskanadar who both are looking for a chest containing several important documents.

Cast

• Pejman Bazeghi as Zeinal
• Saeed Rad as Eskandar
• Parivash Nazarieh as Salimeh
• Parviz Parastui as Yousef
• Hedieh Tehrani as Hanieh
• Kambiz Dirbaz as Yahya
• Anoushirvan Arjmand as Latif
• Vahid Rahbani as Esmail
• Mehdi Saki as Assad
• Abolfazl Shah Karam as Mansour
• Ali Mardaneh as Ghasem
• Nasrin Seaghat
• Hossein Saharkhiz
• Mohammad Ranjbar
• Rahman Bagherian
• Tooraj Faramarzian
• Shirin Dejagah
• Abdolhossein Tosheh
• Hossein Afshar
• Mohammad Afravi
• Arash Sarban
• Sudabeh Alipour
• Ahmad Sarafraz
• Hossein Majdzadeh
• Abbas Asakereh

Reception

• Variety: An invigorating men-in-war movie, with an almost "Three Kings"-like flavor, Iranian action-drama "The Duel" will come as a pleasant surprise to auds sated by either peasant dramas or arty, metaphorical fare from the region. Punchily directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, with a real sense of the smoke, noise and chaos of battle, this smart, well-played drama deserves wider recognition through the festival circuit as an example of quality commercial cinema from Iran. Ethnic-centered webs should also take note.^{[citation needed]}

Award

• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Director Ahmad Reza Darvish – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Cinematography Bahram Badakshani – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Editor Mostafa Kherghehpoush – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Set & Costume Design Amir Esbati – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Sound Mix Hamid Naghibi – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Sound Mix Masoud Behnam – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Special Effects Mohsen Rouzbahani – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh for Best Sound Mix Frédéric Le Louet – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Crystal Simorgh Kambiz Dirbaz for Best Supporting Actor – Fajr International Film Festival 2004
• Won Special Award for Best Director Ahmad Reza Darvish – Moghavemat International Film Festival 2004
• Won Five Award for Best Sound Mix, Best Edit, Best Special Effects and Best Costume Design in House of Cinema 2004
• Won Special Jury Award for Best Director Ahmad Reza Darvish – Busan International Film Festival 2004

Music

Music duel movie made by Majid Entezami, is That Including 20 Track. Have a different Entezami Album vestigial with Kamancheh, Bagpipes, Horn, Trombone, Ney and Trumpet in Choir.

Track listing

Duel
Soundtrack album by Majid Entezami
Released	11 November 2009
Genre	International
Length	54:55
Label	Irangaam

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Esarat"	Majid Entezami	5:46
2.	"Meydan-e-Min"	Majid Entezami	3:03
3.	"Hojum"	Majid Entezami	1:05
4.	"Mehr"	Majid Entezami	2:19
5.	"Dagh-e-Nang"	Majid Entezami	1:09
6.	"Moghavemat"	Majid Entezami	1:49
7.	"Jashn-e-Rusta"	Majid Entezami	4:06
8.	"Arvand"	Majid Entezami	2:59
9.	"Nofuz"	Majid Entezami	5:12
10.	"Soghut"	Majid Entezami	2:06
11.	"Tufan"	Majid Entezami	2:13
12.	"Neshan-e-Eshgh"	Majid Entezami	1:34
13.	"Gharantineh"	Majid Entezami	2:11
14.	"Sandoghche"	Majid Entezami	2:15
15.	"Pishravi"	Majid Entezami	2:36
16.	"Bavar"	Majid Entezami	3:39
17.	"Zeinal"	Majid Entezami	3:34
18.	"Defa"	Majid Entezami	2:59
19.	"Didar"	Majid Entezami	1:26
20.	"Yadgar-e-Hanieh"	Majid Entezami	2:54

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References

1. Elley, Derek (14 November 2004). "Review: 'The Duel'". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. "Iran's Modern Cinema (13)". Iran English Radio. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "Duel - Original Soundtrack". Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

External links

• Duel at IMDb
• All In One Boat^{[permanent dead link]}
• The New York Times
• The Independent Critic
• Film | Variety
• All Top Action Movies