Day Break (2005)
"Dame sobh" (original title)

Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Day Break - based on... See full summary »

Director:

Hamid Rahmanian

Writers:

Mehran Kashani, Hamid Rahmanian

Stars:

Hosein Yari, Zabi Afshar, Hoda Nasseh

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Hosein Yari	...	Mansour
Zabi Afshar	...	Hashem
Hoda Nasseh	...	Atifeh
Atash Taghipour	...	Father
Maryam Amirjallali	...	Mother

Storyline

Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Day Break - based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehran's century-old prison - revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder. When the family of the victim repeatedly fails to show up on the appointed day, Mansour's execution is postponed again and again. Stuck inside the purgatory of his own mind, he waits as time passes on without him, caught between life and death, retribution and forgiveness.

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Plot Keywords:

execution | forgiveness | murder | capital punishment | iran | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site SoundtrackCollector - Soundtrack Information

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Release Date:

29 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Day Break

Filming Locations:

Veresk Bridge, Mazandaran, Iran

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prometheus Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 84 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Amazing!

Very interesting story and subject matter. The movie received a bunch of awards, all well deserved. It's an introspective, intense, dramatic, heartfelt...and very original movie. It's about a man who waits to receive his capital punishment, but the family of his victim never shows up on D-Day (a condition required by Islamic law). I never knew about this condition before i saw this film. I think it's a very fair way of dealing with crimes and criminals. If only the US could take this film as an example!! So basically this man awaits his death sentence that seems to never come...and the movie is about the agony he goes through in his mind, as he waits to die. An intense movie with phenomenal acting from the main character.