Claws in the Dust 1998

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More than a hundred years ago when the Qajar dynasty ruled Iran, following a redefining of the Iran-Iraq border, a Kurd-populated village named Dalaman which was once a part of Iran, gets under the rule of Iraq. The inhabitants of the village however, still consider themselves Iranians and do not intend to follow the laws of Iraqi government, so the Iraqi soldiers and officials visit the village in order to have talks and negotiations with the villagers. Following a tiresome debate, Mouhan Barout, the most respected man among the villagers, raises Iranian flag as their final word. The Iraqi soldiers then shoot him and his companions and threaten the others. When the Iran-Iraq war begins, the villagers decide to flee so that they won’t have to engage in a battle with their Iranian fellows. However, one of the villagers named Borzou leaks this news to the Iraqi officials, so during the nighttime they attack the village and take all the men as prisoners. A few of the young guys however, manage to run away. They have someone named Ouyagh as their leader and they declare resistance against the Iraqi army. While the Iraqi soldiers are marching towards the village, Aslan and Javaher, who is a shepherd, detonate a bomb on the bridge through which the soldiers were supposed to pass. Borzou, the spy for Iraqis, manages to deceive Ouyagh into doing some sketchy stuff for Iraq, and later he spreads rumors about how Ouyagh surrenders to Iraqi government because he had received a house and a flock from them. After consulting Khatoun, Mahoun Barout’s wife, the men of the village beat Ouyagh up for his betrayal. Khatoun however later finds out the reality of the situation and helps Ouyagh, whom the enemy considers dead. With Ouyagh’s leadership the villagers win the battle against the Iraqi General and his soldiers and raise Iranian flag high in the sky of Dalaman once again.

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Cast

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Akbar Abdi Akbar Abdi
Hooshang Afshar Hooshang Afshar
Hamid Aghajari Hamid Aghajari
Mahmoud Ardalan Mahmoud Ardalan
Mohammadjavad Bakhshizadeh Mohammadjavad Bakhshizadeh
Afsaneh Bayegan Afsaneh Bayegan
Ahmad Behroozi Ahmad Behroozi
Mohammad Borsuzian Mohammad Borsuzian
Mohammad Damour Mohammad Damour
Davoud Eskandari Davoud Eskandari
Mahin Gholami Mahin Gholami
Mina Gholami Mina Gholami
Mohammadreza Gholami Mohammadreza Gholami
Herand Hakobyan Herand Hakobyan
Amir Hassani Amir Hassani
Leyla Javadi Leyla Javadi
Abdollah (Behzad) Javanbakhshfard (Javanbakhsh) Abdollah (Behzad) Javanbakhshfard (Javanbakhsh)
Matin Kamyab Matin Kamyab
Kambiz Kashefi Kambiz Kashefi
Maryam Kashkooli Maryam Kashkooli
Aziz Khoshroo Aziz Khoshroo
Hossein Maloumi Hossein Maloumi
Karim Masihzadeh Karim Masihzadeh
Hooshang Masoumi Hooshang Masoumi
Hooshang Moazezi Hooshang Moazezi
Mohsen Mohsen Abadi Mohsen Mohsen Abadi
Akbar Motamedi Akbar Motamedi
Ali Nazari Ali Nazari
Omid Omidfar Omid Omidfar
Reza Rad Reza Rad
Behzad Rahimkhani Behzad Rahimkhani
Shahrooz Ramtin Shahrooz Ramtin
Mohammad Sadeghpour Mohammad Sadeghpour
Elyas Shahbazi Elyas Shahbazi
Rahim Shamshiri Rahim Shamshiri
Sattar Shamsi Sattar Shamsi
Parvin Soleimani Parvin Soleimani
Zabih Zabihpour Zabih Zabihpour
Parviz Zabihpour Parviz Zabihpour
Asghar Zare'ian Asghar Zare'ian
Persian Title:

پنجه در خاک

Persian Title in English:

Panje dar Khak

Director(s):

Iraj Ghaderi,

Writer(s):

Cast:

Akbar Abdi, Hooshang Afshar, Hamid Aghajari, Mahmoud Ardalan, Mohammadjavad Bakhshizadeh,

Genres:

Action, War,

Related Date:

1998

Run Time:

1h33'

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