Iron Island


1h 25m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Old Captain Nemat runs a tight ship. This benevolent dictator is almost a father to the scores of poor, homeless, uneducated families who live on his immensely overcrowded tanker, anchored several yards offshore. The fact that the ship's owner and the authorities have ordered him to evacuate the pla

Film Details

Also Known As
Jazire Ahani
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Indie Circle
Distribution Company
Kino International; CinTart; Frenetic Films; Golem Distribution; Haut Et Court; Kino International; Kino Video; Lucky Red

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Old Captain Nemat runs a tight ship. This benevolent dictator is almost a father to the scores of poor, homeless, uneducated families who live on his immensely overcrowded tanker, anchored several yards offshore. The fact that the ship's owner and the authorities have ordered him to evacuate the place presents no problem. He simply refuses with somewhat disastrous results.

Film Details

Also Known As
Jazire Ahani
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Indie Circle
Distribution Company
Kino International; CinTart; Frenetic Films; Golem Distribution; Haut Et Court; Kino International; Kino Video; Lucky Red

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States April 21, 2006

Released in United States January 2006

Released in United States on Video August 29, 2006

Released in United States September 2005

Released in United States Spring March 31, 2006

Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 20-May 4, 2006.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 2005.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 20-May 4, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.)

Released in United States Spring March 31, 2006

Released in United States April 21, 2006 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video August 29, 2006

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.)

Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 2-5, 2005.)