TEHRAN -- “Mina of the Silent City” is to go on screen in the city of Bam on December 26, which will be the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake.

“I made efforts to screen the movie on the same day nationwide, but, unfortunately, I was not successful. The best time for its public screening would be the earthquake anniversary, but it will not happen,” director Amir-Shahab Razavian told the Mehr News Agency.
He added that the film will be on screen for an unlimited run, with tickets sold at a discount to citizens of Bam.
“The movie was recently screened in Boston and was highly praised. It was even acclaimed by the media. I believe when a movie is warmly welcomed at Iranian and foreign festivals, it is better to screen it sooner (domestically), but, unfortunately, the screening facilities have serious problems,” he said.
Razavian expressed hope that he would be able to screen the movie nationwide for the benefit of all the children of Bam as soon as possible.
The film features actor Ezzatollah Entezami. Razavian said he has dreamed of working with him since he began making short films.  
“Mina of the Silent City” tells the story of Iranian doctor Bahman Parsa, who returns to his homeland from Germany after 35 years. He is accompanied to his birthplace, the quake-stricken city Bam, by one of his father’s old friends, where he looks for his lost beloved.
The film shared the Crystal Simorgh prize for best director at the 25th Fajr Film Festival in 2006 with Mohammad-Hossein Latifi, who directed the film “The Third Day”.
Actors Saber Abar and Mehran Rajabi, actresses Roya Javidnia and Maryam Meschian, executive manager Saeid Razavian, musician Dariush Taqipur, and stage and costume designer Mehrdad Zahedian are some of the cast and crew members.
On December 26, 2003 at 5:26 am local time, the city of Bam was devastated by an earthquake which killed nearly 30,000 people and destroyed most of the Bam Citadel, which was the largest adobe structure in the world at the time.