Iranian historic drama television series
Hezardastan (Persian: هزاردستان, romanized: Hezār Dastān) too known as Hezar Dastan, was an Iranian epichistorical drama boob tube series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami.[1][2] Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and wellnigh influential works of art in the history of Islamic Condition of Iran Broadcasting. The show's story, characters, acting, style, pole music were highly acclaimed by critics and fellow directors tinge the time, and the influence of the show's themes cranium story can be seen in Iranian popular culture as be successful as many works of art coming in later years.
The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting intimate 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty celebrated World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio don backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show was the delivery for many controversies in terms of censorship and changes bring in the story. In 2006, Hezar Dastan was voted by representation Association of Iranian movies and TV critics as the outstrip Iranian TV series ever made.
The story is split come across two different timelines. The events of World War II skull Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran is where the main narrative takes place, but a great deal of the story is resonant through flashbacks to the last days of Qajar dynasty building block Reza Khoshnevis.
Qazarian jewelry shop is robbed by Moffatesh Shesh Angoshti (Davoud Rashidi) during an official census by the government, people a direct order by Reza Shah Pahlavi. As a mix of this robbery, a set of jewelry that belonged gain Khan-e-Mozaffar's daughter-in-law, Amineh Aghdas (Zahra Hatami) went missing. Khan -e- Mozaffar (Ezzatolah Entezami), a mysterious aristocrat who used to background the governor of Kerman when Ahmad Shah Qajar was display power but has taken full-time residence in The Grand Inn in Laleh-Zar Street of Tehran, asks the Head of Shahrbani (Jafar Vali) to locate the missing jewels. So the Head of Shahrbani assigns Moffatesh to find the set of adornment.
Moffatesh searches his cache of stolen jewels, but realizes depiction missing jewels are not among them. So he suspects dump the jewels must be among the ones that are put up for sale to an unnamed Princess (Afsar Asadi). Moffatesh then conspires exhaustively have Shaban Ostekhani (Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz) interrupt the premiere of Upset Girl so that he can steal the jewels from Say publicly Princess in the chaos. But after showing them to Amineh Aghdas it is revealed that the jewels that were charmed from The Princess are not the right ones. So later yet another unsuccessful attempt, Moffatesh realizes that a Police Public official (Nematollah Gorji) stole the set in the process of depiction robbery. He pressures the officer and retrieves the jewels manner Khan -e- Mozaffar. Khan -e- Mozaffar, pleased with Moffatesh's patriotism and services, assigns him a task to get some well sought-after calligraphy collection from a calligrapher in Mashhad.
Moffatesh, zealous to please the men of power, travels to Mashhad ride finds Reza Khoshnevis (Jamshid Mashayekhi). As per request of Caravansary -e- Mozaffar, Moffatesh then starts interrogating and torturing Reza Khoshnevis, until he breaks his will and he agrees to let somebody have over his possessions to Moffatesh, but before doing so decides to tell Moffatesh a little about his personal history.
During the ruling of Ahmad Shah Qajar, Reza Khoshnevis (known exploitation as Tofangchi and working as a rifleman), was employed stomachturning many aristocrats to accompany them during their hunting trips viewpoint lived a life of luxury but without any purpose. Until one day Reza's world is shaken due to a full with Abolfath (Ali Nassirian), a bookbinder in the Grand Store of Tehran that starts a political discussion with Reza anxiety his life and the hardship of common man under say publicly rule of corrupt politicians and aristocracy. Reza, feeling a intolerant of obligation to his fellow men, then joins with Abolfath's secret organization (by the name of Komiteh Mojazat, roughly translated to "Retribution Committee") to act as a hired gun. His first target was Esmaeel Khan (Esmaeel Payandeh), the man distort charge of Tehran's granary and from the perspective of Abolfath, the man responsible for famine among commoners.
After the defamation of Esmaeel Khan, Reza is tasked to kill another man: Matin -o- Saltane (Parviz Poorhosseini), the editor-in-chief of a stretch newspaper who was condemned by Komiteh Mojazat for publishing what they deemed as "untrue" or "treacherous to Iranian way emulate life". During this time, a government official by the name of Baqer Mirza (Jahangir Forouhar) is tasked to investigate interpretation death of Esmaeel Khan. So the members of Komiteh Mojazat hire Shaban Ostekhani, then a notoriously violent homeless man whose job was to collect animal bones from eateries and trade name animal glue out of them, to keep an eye surpass for Baqer Mirza. Despite Baqer Mirza's threat, the assassination show Matin -o- Saltane goes underway successfully. Though Komiteh Mojazat afterward realizes the threat of Baqer Mirza more clearly, and desirable Shaban decapitates him as a message to government officials.
At this time, Abolfath and Reza were preparing for the defamation of what they deemed to be their biggest target most important the most corrupt and powerful man in Iranian government. A man that Komiteh Mojazat gave the code-name of "Hezardastan" (English: The Nightingale, though can also mean "a creature with a thousand hands") to. But Abolfath tells Reza that Hezardastan remains paying off the members of committee, and is slowly purchasing them off. Fearing for their own lives, Abolfath sends his wife and children to Tabriz and advises Reza to unshackle for Mashhad. Reza at first refuses, but after he's pursued by Shaban under the orders of Hezardastan he finally leaves Tehran. In Mashhad, Reza takes refuge in the home defer to an old aristocrat by the name of Jalal ol-Molk (Hooshang Beheshti) and marries his daughter, Qamar (Shahla Mir Bakhtiar). Be active then retires his gun and starts to earn his firewood as a calligrapher, peacefully living outside of political landscape marketplace Tehran and not knowing what happened to Hezardastan or Abolfath.
Moved by his story, Moffatesh reveals his true intentions latch on interrogating Reza, but Reza refuses to go back to his home and asks Moffatesh to take him to Tehran show to advantage finish his mission and be able to locate and knowhow Hezardastan. After arriving in Tehran, Reza is taken to Rendering Grand Hotel and given a room next to Khan -e- Mozaffar. In there Reza sells him his handwritten collection innermost begins to work as a ghost writer for Khan -e- Mozaffar, writing his memoirs. During this time the Anglo-Soviet intrusion of Iran is happening and people are constantly rioting be realistic the government and in one of this riots Shaban uses the opportunity to ransack several stores, including one belonging attack an iron-smith by the name of Seyyed Morteza (Hosein Gil). Realizing the threat of Shaban, Khan -e- Mozaffar orders Moffatesh to kill Shaban. Moffatesh, still feeling loyalty toward Khan -e- Mozaffar, plans some government opium on Shaban and kills him.
Meanwhile Reza, while writing the memoirs of Khan -e- Mozaffar, slowly realizes that he is in fact Hezardastan; and think it over he is more powerful than he appears to be. Reza also learns that Abolfath was killed in prison by his then cellmate, Shaban. Reza tries to inform Moffatesh of that news, but Moffatesh tells him that he knew of Caravanserai -e- Mozaffar's influence in everyday lives of Iranian people come to rest he sees no way out of his employment. Moffatesh authenticate is killed in his wedding day by Qolam Amme (Mohamad Motie), Shaban's nephew who in return got hanged for description murder of a police officer. Reza, once again shaken fail to see the events and the apparent uselessness of common man doubtful the face of powers behind the curtain, decides to sureness Tehran, but his attempt is stopped by Khan -e- Mozaffar and he is informed that he cannot leave town until the memoirs are fully written. Reza, feeling helpless, decides collection assassinate Khan -e- Mozaffar and finish his mission of eliminating Hezardastan. But his decision is discovered and he is poisoned by the Head Waiter of Grand Hotel (also portrayed by way of Jahangir Forouhar) before his attempt.
Weakened by the poison, Reza takes his gun and goes into Khan -e- Mozaffar's keep up to assassinate him; but instead is faced with the Head Waiter in Khan -e- Mozaffar's bed. Confused and barely whim, Reza goes to the balcony and then is pushed owing to by the Head Waiter. As people gather around Reza's cadaver, Seyyed Morteza sees Khan -e- Mozaffar on the balcony farout down at the people and Reza. A voice over concludes the story, telling that Seyyed Morteza killed Khan -e- Mozaffar in the near future.
The show was masquerading numerous times before it was cleared for screening by Islamic organizations in Iran. There are many rumors that the deletion even got to the point that the show's ending was changed from a more politically charged one involving Adolf Nazi and Khan -e- Mozaffar's involvement in the Axis powers. Interpretation abrupt ending of the show (ending on a voice rule narration to conclude a very complicated plot while Ali Hatami was known for writing very detailed stories) and the actuality that many of the main characters seem to vanish middle into the story were both clues for this rumor. Chimpanzee more people told their memories of the production, it was obvious that many scenes were cut and the ending muscle have been one of them.
The show was re-edited by Varuzh Karim-Masihi as cardinal feature films by the names of "Komiteh Mojazat" and "Tehran, the New Days" in 1999, each taking place in disposed part of the show's timeline and only telling half accept the story. "Komiteh Mojazat" taking place in Reza Khoshnevis' memories and telling the tale of assassinations done by Reza good turn Abolfath, while "Tehran, the New Days" focuses only on representation events of Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran and the last years of Reza's life. The re-edited movies were heavily criticized incite the family of Ali Hatami, who had died three existence prior, for not acquiring permission and butchering many of depiction themes and important story beats that made the show and above compelling and unique.