New doc chronicles Minab school tragedy survivor's story

A new documentary titled ‘Hoda’, about a survivor of the school tragedy in Minab, has been going through the final stages of editing.

The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) announced that the new doc, directed by Hamed Saadat, provides a poignant look at the life of a survivor from the recent tragic US-Israeli attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab during the Ramadan War.

It is about Hoda, a young girl who was pulled alive from the rubble after being trapped until nightfall following a devastating strike on her school.

While Hoda survived, the attack claimed the lives of her brother and cousin, who were martyred on the school grounds.

The film focuses on Hoda’s life, capturing her journey through the hospital, home, and the ruins of the school in Minab.

The narrative primarily explores the severe psychological and physical trauma she is enduring even long after the incident.

‘Hoda’ is part of a broader collection of documentaries produced by the DEFC, aimed at documenting the events and human costs of the war imposed on Iran by the US and Zionist regime.

On February 28, the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, became the site of a devastating massacre as the US and Israel initiated strikes against Iran.

As dozens of students aged between 7 and 12 were beginning their lessons, the facility was targeted by a series of deliberate missile strikes that caused the entire building to collapse; which resulted in the confirmed deaths of more than 168 civilians, mostly schoolchildren.

The 40-day US and Israel aggression on Iran led to martyrdom of about 3,500 people, including the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, several officials and military commanders, as well as numerous civilians, including women and children.