''Che'' (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: چ) is a

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Iranian

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film directed by

Ebrahim Hatamikia Ebrahim Hatamikia (; born 23 September 1961) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor. Hatamikia is a prolific proponent of films depicting the Iran–Iraq War's impact on Iran. His films are considered some of the be ...

. ''Che'' depicts 48 hours in the life of

Mostafa Chamran Mostafa Chamran Save'ei () (2 October 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and a member of parliament as well as the ...

in August 1979, who was then defense minister of Iran. On August 16 and 17, 1979 he was sent by

Ayatollah Khomeini Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 or 24 September 19023 June 1989) was an Iranian revolutionary, politician, political theorist, and religious leader. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the main leader of the Iranian ...

to command several military operations in the

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in the Kordestan region which was besieged by anti-revolutionary forces. The film was submitted to the 32nd

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and won two

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s in for best editing and best visual effects. In addition to Chamran the film is also about Asghar Vesali who was killed during the war and the people of

Paveh Paveh ( Persian and Kurdish: پاوه) is a city in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is in a region called Hawraman. History An old myth regarding ...

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Title

Che is the seventh letter in

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which is the first letter in Mostafa Chamran's family name.

Plot

Six months after

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there were some news that

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and

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forces in Kordestan are going to fight against Iranian revolutionary forces and take the freedom of the city in the region. Ordered by Ayatullah Khomeini,

is sent to the location to clear the city out of Kurdish forces. He has 48 hours.

Cast

* Fariborz Arabnia as

Saeed Rad Ahmad Saeed Hagh Parast Raad (, also romanized as ''Said Rād'' and ''Sa'id Rād''; 26 October 1944 – 22 July 2024) was an Iranian actor and playwright who started his career in 1968. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in ...

Valiollah Fallahi Valiollah Fallahi () (1931 – 29 September 1981) was an Iranian military officer and prominent figure during the Iran–Iraq War. Career Fallahi served as commander ground forces. Until June 1980 he was the deputy commander of joint staff. He was ...

Babak Hamidian Babak Hamidian (; born September 10, 1980) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards''.'' Ear ...

Asghar Vesali Ali Asghar Vesali Tehrani Fard (), commonly known as Asghar Vesali, was an Iranian military leader. Before the Iranian Revolution, he was a member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK). After joining the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, he was ...

Merila Zarei Merila Zarei (; born April 14, 1974) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Silver Bear for Best Actress, Silver Bear, three Crystal Simorgh, Crystal Simorghs, four Hafez Awards, four Iran Cinema Celebration Awards ...

as Hanna * Payam Laryan as Loyal Soldier *

Mehdi Soltani Mehdi Soltani or Mehdi Soltani Sarvestani () is an Iranian peoples, Iranian actor born on 23 August 1971 in Shiraz, Iran. Biography He holds a PhD in theater acting from the Avignon University in France, and he is currently a faculty member ...

as Doctor Enayati * Esmaeel Soltanian as Nazif * Mohammad Reza Torabi * Amir Reza Delavari * Khosrow Shahraz * Hasan Jamshidi

Poster controversy

Many Iranian websites noticed the similarity between the original Iranian

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design of the film and the poster for the unrelated 2008 film directed by

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References

ناگفته های حاتمی کیا از «چ»، «چمران» و انتخابات سال 88

External links

* * * {{Ebrahim Hatamikia 2014 films 2010s Persian-language films Films directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia Iranian war films Iran–Iraq War films 2010s biographical films 2010s war films Films set in Iran Iranian biographical films