First trailer for Iran film ‘Wake up, Arezoo’ released

First official trailer for Iran film ‘Wake up, Arezoo’  has been released on the eve of its public screening.

Directed by Kianoush Ayari, ‘Wake up, Arezoo’ depicts Iranian city of Bam (in 2003) after it was hit by devastating earthquake which killed around 30,000 people and demolished many parts of Bam Citadel. Moments after the earthquake, a young teacher in a village outside the town of Bam, scrambles from under the rubble and finds out that her colleagues have died in the quake. She sets out for the town of Bam to get rescue aid for the villagers, but to her amazement, she discovers that the main tragedy has occurred there. 

Behnaz Jafari, Mehran Rajabi, Mehdi Jafari, Mohammad-Hossein Akbari, Ehsan Rezvani, Sahar Salari, and Zeinab Zamani star in the movie.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Iranian city of Bam in Kerman Province in 2003. The city is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iran. In terms of human loss the quake was the worst to occure in Iranian history.

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