A Dragon Arrives!

2016 1h 47m FA

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 34

DramaMysteryHorror

Synopsis

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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?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mani Haghighi
Writers: Mani Haghighi
Languages: German, Persian
Countries: Iran

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Persian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mani Haghighi, shot by Hooman Behmanesh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hayedeh Safiyari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amir Jadidi and Ehsan Goodarzi and Homayoun Ghanizadeh carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5463378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mani Haghighi directs. Hooman Behmanesh behind the camera. Hayedeh Safiyari cuts. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in German, Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Persian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mani Haghighi, shot by Hooman Behmanesh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hayedeh Safiyari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amir Jadidi and Ehsan Goodarzi and Homayoun Ghanizadeh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5463378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.