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Imam Khomeini's life to be screened
"Iran plans to release first feature film about the life of the Late Imam Khomeini, who led the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
"The film, Farzand-e Sobh (The Morning's Child) will be released in Iran in February during the official celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
"The movie, one of the most impressive film projects in Iran, is directed by veteran Iranian director Behrouz Afkhami. [...]
"The film focuses on Khomeini's childhood in his parents' home in the central city of Khomein, with a few glimpses of him returning from seminary studies in Arak.
"It also covers Khomeini's sermons railing against the rule of the Shah ( Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) in the 1960s, which led to his arrest by the notorious SAVAK secret police and his subsequent exile from Iran. [...]"
Source: Press TV (Iran), 3 July, 2008
Posted at: 2008-07-03
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