''The Abadanis'' is a 1993 film by the

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ian director

Kianoush Ayari Kianoush Ayari (; born May 14, 1951) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1998) or fate of a teacher after the horrible Ba ...

. Ayari was also the screenwriter. The movie starred

Saeed Poursamimi Saeed Poursamimi (; born February 29, 1944) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor, making him the only actor to have three wins in that category. Poursamimi is best know ...

, Hassan Rezai and Saeed Sheikhzadeh. The film is an example of Sacred Defence cinema, i.e. cinema about the Iran-Iraq war. It won the Silver Leopard at the

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and was also nominated at the

Nantes Three Continents Festival The Three Continents Festival ( French: ''Festival des 3 Continents'') is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, devoted to the cinemas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abadanis 1990s Persian-language films 1993 films Iran–Iraq War films Iranian war films 1990s war films