The Fateful Day () is a 1995 Iranian Islamic film based on a script of the same name by Bahram Beyzai. The film is directed by Shahram Assadi. Its cast includes many Iranian cinema stars. Wheeler W. Dixon describes it as "an enormous hit in its home country."Winston Dixon 1998, p.37
Beyzai's screenplay was already published as a well-known book ten years prior to when the film was made.Winston Dixon 1998, p.38 The script was offered to Shahram Asadi in order to be made into a movie.
Plot The story is of a Christian youth who converts to Islam for the love of a Muslim girl at the time of Husayn ibn Ali. At the wedding, he hears voices calling for help. He leaves the ceremony and takes a journey to Karbala. But he arrives after the Battle of Karbala.
Cast Ezzatolah Entezami as Abdullah Alireza Shoja Nouri Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz Jamshid Mashayekhi Reza Fayazi Zhaleh Olov Mehdi Fat'hi Hossein Panahi Ladan Mostofi
Production
Awards The film won numerous awards at the thirteenth Fajr Film Festival:Winston Dixon 1998, p.37
Best Makeup Best Set Design Best Musical Score Best Direction of a Second Feature Film
See also List of Islamic films List of Iranian films Bahram Beyzai filmography
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