1988

About 1988

In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.

1988 (2023) is a history war film directed by Hezhwan Zendi. At 80 minutes long, it arrived in November 2023.

Its themes are killing, genocide, dictatorship, and dead mother.

Hamid Mirhaj Yosef takes the lead as Tolla, Delnya Mohammadi as Shilan, Qadir Jalal as Omer Khawar, and Shamal Abarash as Mam Abdullah. The screenplay is by Hezhwan Zendi.

300, Full Metal Jacket, and Green Room make useful companions to 1988, all filed under gore and war.