Az Karkheh ta Rhein

From Karkheh to Rhein از کرحه تا راین
A shot of the film
Directed by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Written by	Ebrahim Hatamikia
Starring	Ali Dehkordi Homa Rousta Heinz Neumann Asghar Naghizadeh
Music by	Majid Entezami
Cinematography	Mahmoud Kolari
Edited by	Mohammadhosein Daroshafaee Hosein Zandbaf
Production company	Sina Film
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian German

From Karkheh to Rhein (Persian: از کرخه تا راین‎‎ Az Karkheh ta Rhein)^[1] is a 1992 Iranian film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia.

Plot

Saeed, is an Iran–Iraq war victim who has headed to Germany for his eyesight treatment, comes across his sister, Leila, who has lived in Cologne with her husband and son, Jonas for many years. Saeed gets his sight back after the surgery and he is coped with the new and strange atmosphere around him. Saeed is getting ready to come back to Iran but everything goes wrong. Further examinations show that he suffers from leukemia. His disease has apparently resulted from chemical gases used in the war. When Saeed’s sister finds out about his disease, she tries to prevent any situation which will cause him stress, as the doctors advised. But Saeed becomes very ill when he watches the video of Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini’s funeral which was recorded by his brother in law. So, they take him to the hospital and he dies there while doing chemotherapy. This happens while Saeed’s wife and his newly born baby are coming to Germany to meet him. The last scene of the film shows that the family of Saeed’s sister is going back to Iran with his wife. ^[2]

Cast

• Ali Dehkordi as Saeed
• Homa Rusta as Leila
• Heinz Neumann as Leila's Husband
• Asghar Naghizadeh as Basiji
• Sadegh Safayi as Basiji
• Farzaneh Asgari
• Parviz Sheikhtadi
• Noorbert Hanzing
• Nikel Gril
• Andreas Kurtz
• Majid Safavi

Soundtrack

The music of the film was written and performed by Iranian composer Majid Entezami who later had collaboration with Hatmikia in The Glass Agency and Booy-e Pirahan-e Yousef.

Track listing

Az Karkheh ta Rhein (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Majid Entezami
Released	1993
Length	50:22

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Loneliness"	Majid Entezami	1:33
2.	"From Karkheh"	Majid Entezami	6:48
3.	"Misgiving"	Majid Entezami	0:48
4.	"First Meeting"	Majid Entezami	2:39
5.	"Pain and Heart"	Majid Entezami	1:06
6.	"Remoteness"	Majid Entezami	1:00
7.	"Another Birth"	Majid Entezami	3:19
8.	"Unwanted News"	Majid Entezami	0:52
9.	"Laila"	Majid Entezami	2:37
10.	"Anxiety"	Majid Entezami	2:29
11.	"Present"	Majid Entezami	1:13
12.	"Whisper 1"	Majid Entezami	4:17
13.	"Battle Front"	Majid Entezami	3:07
14.	"Grief"	Majid Entezami	2:12
15.	"In Search Of The Sound"	Majid Entezami	0:52
16.	"Farwell With Companions 1"	Majid Entezami	1:26
17.	"Apprehension"	Majid Entezami	2:47
18.	"Whisper 2"	Majid Entezami	4:16
19.	"Sudden News"	Majid Entezami	2:21
20.	"Revelation"	Majid Entezami	1:16
21.	"Farwell With Companions 2"	Majid Entezami	1:16
22.	"Valiants"	Majid Entezami	0:51
23.	"Eternity"	Majid Entezami	1:17

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See also

• Karkheh, a river in Khuzestan Province, which was affected the most during the war

References

1. Persian pronunciation: [ʔæz kʲæɾˌxe tʰɒː ˈɾɒjn]
2. "From Karkheh to Rhine". http://worldcinemadirectory.co.uk/. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Az Karkheh Ta Rhain (From Karkheh to Rhain)". last.fm.

External links

• Az Karkheh ta Rhein in IMDb