Critics say ‘The Survivor’ is a must-watch movie

Here are some interviews with a number of well-known film critics on the movie ‘The Survivor’.

Nader Talebzadeh says “It has an international aspect and the novel [which the movie has been inspired by] is foreign… He [Daad] had the knowledge of stage setting and story boarding.”

“The movie is a good example in terms of structure and strategy. It turned out well. The story is Arab and Palestine. It’s a successful example and you can’t see any Iranian trace in it," he adds.

Akbar Nabavi says “It’s a story written by an Arab about a massive human tragedy… A few important elements have had roles in the creation of ‘The Survivor’, and have made the movie eternal”.

“There is a heartfelt sympathy involved . . . It is Obvious that in ‘The Survivor’, the crew members are consonant with the director regardless of their own capabilities. Salma Al-Masri plays her role immaculately,” he continues.

iFilm’s ‘The Survivor’, over the Israel-Palestine tension, is scheduled to go on air on May 22, 2021. Made in 1994, it is scheduled to go on air at 22:00 GMT (03:30 Tehran time). ifilm English will also repeat the movie the next day at 04:00, 10:00 and 16:00 (all GMT times).

The 144-minute movie, produced by Manouchehr Mohammadi as well as Manouchehr Asgari-Nasab and written and directed by the late Seifollah Daad, reviews a gloomy story of the occupation of Palestine.

‘The Survivor’ tells the grim story of the occupation of the Palestinian city of Haifa by Zionist forces in 1948 and recounts how a loving grandmother does the unthinkable to save her only surviving grandchild from being raised by a Zionist couple.

The script is based upon ‘Returning to Haifa’, a novel written by the Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani in 1969. The novel is about Israeli Declaration of Independence and its government in Haifa in 1948.

The movie cast list is comprised of a number of Syrian actors and actresses, including Salma Al-Masri, Alaa El Din Koksh, Ghassan Massoud, Jamal Suleiman, Bassam Kousa, Hani Sadi, and Giana Eid.

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