Golden Phoenix Plaque of the Film “Child of Earth”? Was Presented to “Martyrs Museum”?

TEHRAN, (SCIB) - Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi said: “The film “Child of Earth”? has pictured again the undiscovered capacities of sacred defense cinema.

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سه‌شنبه - ۱۲ خرداد ۲۰۰۸ / 2008 12 March

This film proved that this cinema is still alive and continuing despite some words that are heard about finishing of this cinema.”? According to the reporter of Navideshahed; the Golden Phoenix Plaque that had been awarded to the film “Child of Earth”? made by Mohammad Ali Basheh Ahangar in the section “National Look”? of 26th Fajr Film Festival was presented to “Martyrs Museum”? within a ceremony in Andisheh Hall of “Hozeh Honari”? on Monday evening March 10th, 2008. Saffar Harandi, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance attended this ceremony and appreciated “Hozeh Honari”? as the holder of the ceremony. He said: “I hope that “Hozeh Honari”? increases such efforts in future. And with increasing the number of sacred defense films, our friends are not anymore worried about holding sacred defense festival. The number of sacred defense films should increase such that these stars change into bright solar system.”? We do some works in life as traditions and we should think about respecting some things. We preserve the tools and things which were used thousands of years ago in museums. And we take care of them. The reason goes back to the fact that these historical monuments show our identity and history. And our people see their history and identity in such objects, Saffar Harandi added. Now we talk about the dear persons who not only guaranteed our past but also our future. One cloth with one necklace carrying a number are all signs of survival and life of an active generation. The men who defended borders of this land manifested their Iranian and Islamic proud and love. Aren’t these remained effects from these dear people admirable?! He mentioned. Saffar Harandi called the efforts of the team that made the nice and lovely film of “Child of Earth”? admirable and said: “They transferred this concept very well. Unfortunately, I could watch the film only once. And I hope I can watch it again. The art of producer and director of this film is that they focused on a subject that is less attended in Iranian cinema. This knowledgeable choosing of the subject and strong directing have made a very good film from this virgin subject.”? Mirfeysal Bagherzadeh, Head of “Foundation for Preservation of Monuments and Dissemination of Values of Sacred Defense”? also attended this ceremony and said: “This film has pictured only a part of psychological side effects of the war. And it should be however appreciated. The extent of these side effects is very large. And grounds should be paved for making more films in this field. This film also helps preserving Islamic solidarity in one way. And in this respect it is an outstanding film.”? He further added: “The film “Child of Earth”? has tried to picture activities of groups that search for lost martyrs. These efforts have a very big extent and they were even continued during recent years. Besides, in this film we see sufferings of people in Kurdestan of Iraq during past years. This film can be welcomed by the people in this region.”? During recent years, artists focused on side effects of war more than the war itself. That is why no outstanding film has been yet made in the field of sacred defense which was known and popular in international level. We have many problems in this field. We have not yet been able to make films about main subjects of sacred defense. There are many virgin subjects in this field, Bagherzadeh said. In continuation of this ceremony, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Sardar Bagherzadeh, Dr. Banianian and director and producer of the film “child of Earth”? presented Phoenix Plaque of Fajr Film Festival and the plaque signed by team of the film to the representative of “Martyr Foundation and Isargaran Affairs”? in order to be placed at “Martyrs Museum”?. This Phoenix Plaque will be the first cinematic symbol in “Martyrs Museum”?. At this ceremony, the personnel of the film returned the cash award that Basheh Ahangar had presented to them to the director’s family. Ali-reza Zarrindast, the cameraman, Mahtab Nasirpour and Shabnam Moghaddami, the actresses of the film and Jamal Shourjeh, the consultant of the director and some other members of the film attended the ceremony. It should be mentioned that this ceremony was held by “Hozeh Honari”?. The ceremony began with screening the film for attendees. In addition to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Head of “Foundation for Preservation of Monuments and Dissemination of Values of Sacred Defense”? other characters such as Head of “Hozeh Honari”?, Head of “Soureh Organization of Cinematic Development”?, “representatives of Army and Police Forces, director and producer and a number of personnel of the film attended this ceremony.