Samuel Khachikian
1993 - 2001
Toofan dar shahre ma
Samuel Khachikian
Hossein Daneshavar
The fates of a madman, a homeless woman, a print shop worker and a playboy are intertwined in the days leading up to Persian New Year. Toofan, an uncategorisable film which moves freely between horror and comedy; documentary, musical and sci-fi, was the first production of Khachikian’s own studio, Azhir Film. After the censor banned Khachikian from making a film about the first serial killer of the modern era in Iran, he turned to one of his own stories, exploring his preferred themes of compassion and evil. Shot both in the studio and on location, it features a memorable sequence of Bonfire Wednesday and a ruin which was rumoured to be a former Qajar era torture dungeon.
Storm in Our Town
یوزپلنگ
Samuel Khachikian
Emamali Habibi
Простой деревенский парень, борец обладающий незаурядной силой, оказывается на примете у известного столичного тренера из Тегерана, случайно оказавшегося на деревенском празднике, где состязались местные борцы. Тренер приглашает парня в столицу заняться борьбой профессионально, и в скором времени талантливый борец становится знаменитостью и любимцем всего Ирана, что вызывает зависть его товарищей по команде. Случайная же встреча с матерью своего будущего противника за звание чемпиона страны, переворачивает всю его дальнейшую жизнь. Отдельной строкой проходит любовная связь Хабиба — главного героя и дочери местного богатея Ситары.
The Tiger of Mazandaran
فریاد نیمه شب
Samuel Khachikian
Mohamad Ali Fardin, Arman
Amir who needs money to marry with his fiance Maryam begins to do illegal working in a gang of a guy Afshar. Afshar's wife falls in love with Amir but he doesn't care for her. One day Afshar sees them alone and becomes suspicious.
The Midnight Terror
Shab-neshini dar jahannam
Mushegh Sarvari, Samuel Khachikian
Ezzatollah Vosoogh, Reza Arham Sadr
Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!
A Party in Hell
کوسه جنوب
Samuel Khachikian
Iraj Ghaderi, Morteza Aghili
Akbar, Nader, Abbas and Reza, who have been good friends since childhood, all want to achieve an aspiration. Abbas and Nader are wearing uniforms, Akbar joins his uncle's smuggling gang and Reza, who is paralyzed, does not wish for anything other than to continue his friendship with the other three.
Shark of the South
عقابها
Samuel Khachikian
Saeed Rad, Jamshid Hashempour
Based on true events, this movie depicts of the sacrifices made by the Iranian Air Force at the unset of the Iran-Iraq war. In particular the story of the fighter pilot Yadi Sharifirad based in second tactical airbase of Tabriz.
The Eagles
