The Lost Strait (Persian: تنگه ابوقریب, romanized: Tangeh-ye Abughoraib) is a 2018 Iranian war drama film written and directed by Bahram Tavakoli. The film screened for the first time at the 36th Fajr Film Festival and received 5 Awards and 6 nominations.
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Cast
Amir Jadidi as Hassan
Javad Ezzati as Majid
Hamid Reza Azarang as Khalil
Mahdi Pakdel as Reza
Ali Soleimani as Aziz
Mehdi Ghorbani as Ali
Yadollah Shadmani as Habib
Ghorban Najafi
Banipal Shoomoon
Milad Yazdani
Mehdi Sabaghi
Reception
Summary of the film
This film, which is based on actual events and portrays the last days of the Iran-Iraq war, is a narrative of the defense of the Ammar Yaser Battalion of the 27th Division of Muhammad Rasulullah against the Baath regime's campaign in the strategic position of the Abu Ghraib Strait of Dehlran and the attack on Faqe and Sharhani in the final days of the war. The Iraqis have to cross the barrier of a base that is in the shape of a gorge, where they face strong resistance from the Iranian forces.