INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- The Owj Arts and Media Organization, the IRGC cinematic arm, plans to make a film on Mehdi Zeinuddin, a young commander who played
a crucial function in Irans first tactical offending released versus Iraq on Majnun Island in 1984
The film entitled Majnun will be directed by Mehdi Shahmohammadi, manufacturer Abbas Naderan revealed in a post published on his Instagram
on Tuesday.The cast and crew will travel to the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan to sign up with Shahmohammadi in his debut feature film
The project was revealed on the anniversary of Operation Kheibar, which was carried out by the 17th Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) Division under
Zeinuddin.On February 14, 1984, Iran fought through Iraqi defenses to the oil-rich Majnun Island
A loss would enable Iraq to regain all area lost in the fight
The operation was Irans very first tactical offensive, during which the Iran Air Force might just supply an inadequate 100 battle sorties
Due to the lack of aircraft, Iran utilized helicopters to support their troops
Ultimately, the Iranians swept across the marshes and required the Iraqis out of Majnun Island, leading to a significant defeat for Iraq
Iran was now all set to introduce the last attack of the battle of the marshes
Iran followed up with a brand-new offensive where 250,000 Iranian troops emerged from the marshland thrusting west and south in the
direction of Al-Qurna and Basra respectively.Zeinuddin was martyred on November 18, 1984, in a battle with a company of Kurdish separatists
Majnun belongs to a big task Owj introduced in 2016 with Standing in the Dust to film episodes of the lives of IRGC commanders and
leading figures.Directed by Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian, Standing in the Dust focuses on Ahmad Motevasselian, an IRGC commander who was
abducted by the Zionist program in 1982 in Lebanon
Owj made Mansur , a biopic about the late commander-in-chief of the Iran Air Force, Mansur Sattari, with director Siavash Sarmadi in 2021
The latest part of the project, The Stranger , premiered at the 41st Fajr International Film Festival last week.Directed by
Mohammad-Hossein Latifi, the film depicts IRGC leader Mohammad Borujerdis struggles against separatists in western Iran to preserve
territorial integrity in the area in the early 1980s
Picture: This file photo shows Mehdi Zeinuddin speaking to his forces on the frontline.MMS/ YAW
