The Heroes
2008, Persian. Directed by Siavash ZarrinAbadi.
The story of the animation focuses on historical themes, moral heroism, and its events take place in Khorazm, one of the cities of ancient Khorasan in the eighth century AH. The central character in the story of Pahlavan Pouria Vali is a famous poet, mystic and athlete of Iran. Pouria has a job as a blacksmith and is the owner of the only zurkhaneh in the city, where he teaches the manners and ethics of chivalry and heroism and wrestling techniques to his students.
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- Persian
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- Released
- 21 December 2008
- Original title
- پهلوانان
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Siavash ZarrinAbadi
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Who directed The Heroes?
The Heroes (2008) was directed by Siavash ZarrinAbadi and stars Bijan Alimohammadi, Ali Hemmat Momivand, Shahrooz Malek-Arayi.