Behind at The Gate of History

"Behind at The Gate of History"

A persian film, produced by Mahdi Abedini. ( 2008-2009)

Plot:

Mandana is a teacher, who lives and works(teaching in school) in a town near the Persepolis.Her husband was an archeologist and he has died in a digging actions in Persepolis, and she wants to revenge herself upon the Persepolis's and because of this, it happens some events...

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Producer : Mahdi Abedini

Director and Writer : Morteza Bigdeli

Executive Producer : Amir Nasir Zade

Sound by : Shahab Rezaee

Music by : Amin Salemi

Cinematography : M.Bigdeli

Production Designer : Mohammad Mohammadi

Edited by : M.Abedini

Visual Effect by : Behrouz Bagheri

Running time : 100 minutes

Film locations : Shiraz, Perse polis , Marvdasht

country : Iran

Language : Farsi

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Cost :

Leila Boushehri as Mandana

Ali Javid far as Retired man

Mohadeseh Zanguee as Pariya

Mohammad Shadani as Kiyan

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Photos :

Behind The Scenes :

poster:

poster of the "Behind at THE Gate of History",has printed in National Geographic Magazine, August 2008

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/iran-archaeology/del-giudice-text

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About the location, Persepolis or Parsa :

Introduction :

Parsa was built around 518 BCE during the height of the Achaemenid Dynasty in Persia by Darius I [521-485 BCE] and his son Xerxes I [485-465 BCE]. The previous capital was at Pasargadea. The new location would be at the foot of the Mount of Mercy [Kuh-i-Rahmat]. The Mount of Mercy would hold the royal tombs [Naksh-i-Rustan] after this relocation. The city sat on a wide plain surrounded by mountains which made the area suitable for agriculture mainly in the form of wheat. The main complex at Parsa was the palace. Within two generations, the palace complex would become the religious and imperial centre of the Persian Empire; it would be the tangible symbol of the Persian kings.

The most important aspect of the location of Parsa was its isolation. Because of this, the palace complex became the focal point for the king’s authority. The complex was surrounded by three large walls that funneled all visitors to a massive gate built by Xerxes that was known as - The Gate of All Countries. Once inside the walls one could find: reception halls, royal treasuries, the residences of the king and his harem, dwellings for members of the royal family, and quarters for the nobles who were the military leaders of the Persian army.