Trench 143 is a 2014 Iranian war drama movie directed by Narges Abyar. Trench 143 is a screen adaptation of Abyar’s novel titled The Third Eye' and emphasis to considerable role of women at Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). The movie tells the story about Olfat, a woman waiting for her son who has been missing in Pre-Operation Valfajr in Iran-Iraq War.
The film was submitted to the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh award for Audience Favorite Film.Synopsis
Olfat is raising her children in hardship. She has one daughter and one son called Yonos who works in Kerman copper mine. Olfat used to go to the mine and give some food to her son. One day, she finds a note at home with this massage "My friends and I are going to enter the war as soldiers". After reading this note, Olfat and his friend's parents got worried about their sons. When operation Valfajr failed, they received news about Yonos's friend. Olfat is waiting for her son too. As she finds out that the Iraqi radio announces the Iranian captives' names, she ties a radio on her back and carries it everywhere.
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