Duel (Persian: دوئل) is a 2004 Iranian war drama film[1][2] It was directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, who was mostly known for films about the Iran–Iraq War. Duel was shot in roughly 11 months in various cities of Iran. The first screening was at the Fajr International Film Festival, in 2004, where it won 8 Crystal Simorgh Award. Also, it is the first Iranian Movie to use Dolby Digital Sound. It is one of the most expensive independent movies ever made in Iranian cinema history.

Duel
Directed byAhmad Reza Darvish
Written byRamin Mebdy
Produced byTaghi Aligholizadeh
StarringSaeed Rad
Pejman Bazeghi
Parivash Nazarieh
Parviz Parastui
Hedieh Tehrani
Anoushirvan Arjmand
Kambiz Dirbaz
Abolfazl Shah Karam
Edited byMostafa Kherghehpoosh
Music byMajid Entezami
Distributed byTamasha Cultural Institute
Release date
  • 6 July 2004 (2004-07-06)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Budget$6 Million USD

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Zeinal, an Iranian soldier who has been a prisoner of war for more than 20 years, returns only to see that he has been deemed a traitor. The story revolves around Zeinal and Eskanadar who both are looking for a chest containing several important documents.

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Reception

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  • Variety: An invigorating men-in-war movie, with an almost "Three Kings"-like flavor, Iranian action-drama "The Duel" will come as a pleasant surprise to auds sated by either peasant dramas or arty, metaphorical fare from the region. Punchily directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish, with a real sense of the smoke, noise and chaos of battle, this smart, well-played drama deserves wider recognition through the festival circuit as an example of quality commercial cinema from Iran. Ethnic-centered webs should also take note.[citation needed]

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Music

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Music duel movie made by Majid Entezami, is That Including 20 Track. Have a different Entezami Album vestigial with Kamancheh, Bagpipes, Horn, Trombone, Ney and Trumpet in Choir.

Track listing

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Duel
Soundtrack album by
Majid Entezami
Released11 November 2009
GenreInternational
Length54:55
LabelIrangaam
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Esarat"Majid Entezami5:46
2."Meydan-e-Min"Majid Entezami3:03
3."Hojum"Majid Entezami1:05
4."Mehr"Majid Entezami2:19
5."Dagh-e-Nang"Majid Entezami1:09
6."Moghavemat"Majid Entezami1:49
7."Jashn-e-Rusta"Majid Entezami4:06
8."Arvand"Majid Entezami2:59
9."Nofuz"Majid Entezami5:12
10."Soghut"Majid Entezami2:06
11."Tufan"Majid Entezami2:13
12."Neshan-e-Eshgh"Majid Entezami1:34
13."Gharantineh"Majid Entezami2:11
14."Sandoghche"Majid Entezami2:15
15."Pishravi"Majid Entezami2:36
16."Bavar"Majid Entezami3:39
17."Zeinal"Majid Entezami3:34
18."Defa"Majid Entezami2:59
19."Didar"Majid Entezami1:26
20."Yadgar-e-Hanieh"Majid Entezami2:54

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References

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  1. ^ Elley, Derek (14 November 2004). "Review: 'The Duel'". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Iran's Modern Cinema (13)". Iran English Radio. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Duel - Original Soundtrack". Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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