The Mission
Time Out says
Well before Iranian cinema found international recognition, Sayyad's low budget thriller was distributed in the US and Europe. It didn't hurt that the film is set in New York. Here a representative of Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic regime comes to assassinate an émigré, the Colonel (played by the multi-talented writer/director), formerly employed in the Shah's secret police. By a quirk of fate the would-be killer saves his target from a mugging, and is embraced by the unsuspecting Colonel and his family. Nuanced and even-handed.
Details
Release details
Duration:
108 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Parviz Sayyad
Screenwriter:
Parviz Sayyad
Cast:
Parviz Sayyad
Mary Apick
Houshang Touzie
Mohammad B Ghaffari
Hedyeh Anvar
Hatam Anvar
Mary Apick
Houshang Touzie
Mohammad B Ghaffari
Hedyeh Anvar
Hatam Anvar