''The Flight in the Night'' (1987, ) is an

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film by the director Rasool Mollagholi Poor. A war movie set during the

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, it belongs to the Sacred Defence genre. It has

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in the lead role. The movie won the

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for Best Picture.

Plot

A battalion of Iranian forces is surrounded and its connection with the central camp is cut off. Four fighters from the battalion are chosen to reach the Headquarters to ask for help. Three of them are killed and one of them reaches the camp. The battalion commander breaks the enemy's siege to provide drinking water for the wounded soldiers, but he is killed. The auxiliary forces arrive and save the rest of the battalion after confronting the enemy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flight In The Night Iranian war drama films 1987 films 1980s Persian-language films Crystal Simorgh for Best Film winners 1980s war drama films