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| Directed by | Mohammad Bozorgnia |
| Written by | Mohammad Bozorgnia |
| Produced by | Hasan Beshkofeh |
| Starring | Dariush Arjmand Reza Kianian Ezzatollah Entezami Bahram Radan |
| Cinematography | Bahram Badakhshani |
| Distributed by | Farabi Cinematic Foundation |
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| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
| Budget | $8-10 million USD |
Maritime Silk Road (Template:Lang-fa) is a 2011 Iranian film about a man called Soleiman Siraf who, according to historical documents, was the first sailor to cross the Indian Ocean to China. His route was then called the Maritime Silk Road and many merchants took that route to get their merchandise to China. One of the passengers in this film is a young man who keeps a log of the voyage,named Shazan Ibn Yusof. The Maritime Silk Road was started in The Persian Gulf and has continued into China and Thailand. Some of the filming for this film took place in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, with elephants from the Taweechai Elephant Camp.
Cast
- Dariush Arjmand as Soleiman Siraf
- Reza Kianian as Edris
- Bahram Radan as Shazan
- Ezzatollah Entezami
- Pegah Ahangarani
- Payam Dehkordi
See also
References
- Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 148. ISBN 978-1908215017.
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External links
- Maritime Silk Road at IMDb
- Maritime Silk Road at Film-International.com