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The Siren

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1980, Abadan. The capital of the Iranian oil industry is resisting an Iraqi siege. Fourteen-year-old Omid has braved the siege and stayed in the city with his grandfather, waiting for his elder brother to return from the front line. Along with Omid, a gallery of unusual characters have all remained in the city for their own reasons, and each resists in his or her own way. But the noose is tightening as Omid tries to save his loved ones, by embarking them on an abandoned boat he finds in Abadan's port, that will become his ark.

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Wendy Ide Screen International 02/17/2023
A striking, bleakly beautiful account of living in a war zone, which captures a specific and traumatic moment in Iranian history while obliquely acknowledging the present-day dissent against the current regime. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety 02/17/2023
Part of what makes it engaging, and a lot of what makes it exciting, is that “The Siren” doesn’t ring quite true. Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa 12/18/2023
Although the animation style holds back the feature from reaching its true heights, Farsi’s first animated effort is a stirring attempt that admirably tackles the human dimension of one of the longest international wars in contemporary global history. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Sepideh Farsi

Director

Mina Kavani

Voice

Hadmidreza Djavdan

Voice

Javad Djavahery

Screenwriter

Sébastien Onomo

Producer

Vanessa Ciszewski

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Synopsis 1980, Abadan. The capital of the Iranian oil industry is resisting an Iraqi siege. Fourteen-year-old Omid has braved the siege and stayed in the city with his grandfather, waiting for his elder brother to return from the front line. Along with Omid, a gallery of unusual characters have all remained in the city for their own reasons, and each resists in his or her own way. But the noose is tightening as Omid tries to save his loved ones, by embarking them on an abandoned boat he finds in Abadan's port, that will become his ark.
Director
Sepideh Farsi
Producer
Sébastien Onomo, Vanessa Ciszewski, David Grumbach, Annemie Degryse, Richard Lutterbeck
Screenwriter
Javad Djavahery
Production Co
Katuh Studio, Les Films d'ici, TrickStudio Lutterbeck, Lunanime, Bac Cinéma
Genre
History, Drama, Animation, War
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)