''In the Eye of the Wind'' in Persian ''Dar Chashm-e Bād'' (

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 ...

: در چشم باد) is an Iranian historical

television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...

directed by

Masoud Jafari Jozani Masoud Jafari Jozani (; , born 9 December 1948) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has received an award for the best short film at the Fajr International Film Festival. ''In the Eye of the Wind, In the Wind's Eye'' is one ...

Plot

The program narrates the

Iranian history The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a socio-cultural region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence exerted by the Iranian peoples and the Iranian ...

in a 60-year period from Jungle movement to

Iranian revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

and

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...

. In the Eyes of the Wind spans the period of history between the revolutionary movement begun by Iran's national hero

Mirza Kuchik Khan Mirza Kuchik Khan ( Gilaki: مئرزا کۊجي خان or ميرزا کۊچي خؤن ;) (common alternative spellings ''Kouchek'', ''Koochek'', ''Kuchak'', ''Kuchek'', ''Kouchak'', ''Koochak'', ''Kuçek'') (October 12, 1880 – December 2, 1921 ...

in the early twentieth century, to the liberation of Khorramshahr during the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s. The story is told through the trials and tribulations, love and relationships, of one family.

Production

The television series "In the Eyes of the Wind" produced by Reza Ansarian and started with the production of " Mahmoud Khosravi" and "Sayyed Jalal Niabi" was replaced by " Habibollah Kase Saz" a few months later. After five years of production, it was given to Massoud Jafari Juzani and Abbas Akbari. The whole work takes about 5 minutes, about half of which was filmed at the time of Ansari's production and bowl making, and the other 2% was filmed at Jovani and Akbari. Alireza Zarrin Dast started filming the series, but he left the band late last year, and Hassan Pooya replaced him as film director for a month, after which he was transferred to Amir Karimi where he worked till the end. Reconstruction of the streets of

Taleghani Sayyid Mahmoud Alaei Taleghani (, , also Romanization, romanized as Mahmūd Tāleqānī; 5 March 1911 – 9 September 1979) was an Iranian theologian, Muslim reformer, democracy advocate, a senior Shia Islam, Shia Islamic scholar and thinker of ...

, Lalezar, and Pamenar was reconstructed to capture the sequences of years 1 and 2, and the reconstruction of the Khorramshahr Mosque took about six months to complete in the main mosque itself. was the main location of Phase Two of the series. The third phase of the series related to the Iran-Iraq War was filmed in the Sacred Defense Cinema around

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

and in

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also known in Arabic by the local ethnically Arab population as Al-Muhamma ...

city in year 1–5. In this phase, the designer was Saeed Malekan, Costume Designer: Majid Mirfarkharai, Assistant Director: Ahmad Ramazanzadeh and Director of War Production: Seyed Ali Ghaemmaghami. The director of the project planning and planning team and the first assistant director is Reza Jafari Jozani.

Music

Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohamm ...

has made the music for the series.

Cast

Parsa Pirouzfar Parsa Pirouzfar (; born 13 September 1972) is an Iranian actor, theatre director, painter, playwright and translator. He is best known for his role in '' In the Eyes of the Wind'' (2009–2010), and ''Mum's Guest'' (2004). He has received various ...

as ''Bijan'' *Setareh Safarave as ''Leily'' *

Akbar Abdi Akbar Abdi (, born 26 August 1960) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Career He began his career in 1981 with the child ...

as "Hassan Agha" *

Kambiz Dirbaz Kambiz Dirbaz (Persian: کامبیز دیرباز; born September 3, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Duel'' (2006), ''The Outcast'' (2007), '' In the Eye of the Wind'' (2009–2010), and ''Michael'' (2015). He has r ...

as ''Nader'' *Angel Rhoades as ''Holly'' *Aysa Aghchay as ''Aysa'' *Brad Potts as ''Dexter'' *Michael Beardsley as ''Ray Smith'' *Abigail McConnell as ''Nurse'' *

Jahangir Almasi Djahangir Almasi (, born 9 June 1955 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actor. He has played different roles in his career, but he is known mainly as an actor who plays serious and intellectual roles. He started his career with ''Stemming from Blo ...

as "Colonel" *Laleh Eskandari as ''Fakhrosadat'' *

Mohammad-Reza Hedayati Mohammad-Reza Hedayati (, born 14 May 1973 in Zabol) is an Iranian actor. He is known for his comedy roles in TV series directed by Mehran Modiri. Music album Track list Source: *'' To'' ( in English : ''You'') *'' Polha'' ( in English : ''Bri ...

as ''Mahmoud Dezhgir'' *Sam Derakhshani *Saeed Nikpour as ''Mirza Hassan Irani'' *

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 ...

Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...

* Mahmoud Pakniyat * Sahar Jafari Jozani

References

External links

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