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'''''Low Heights''''' (in Persian: ارتفاع پست, transliteration: Ertefa'e Past) is a 2002 Iranian film directed by [[Ebrahim Hatamikia]] and starring [[Hamid Farrokhnezhad]], [[Leila Hatami]], [[Amir Aghaei]], [[Reza Shafiei Jam|Reza Shafiee Jam]], and [[Gohar Kheirandish]]. It was written by Hatamikia and [[Asghar Farhadi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Heights|url=http://mubi.com/films/low-heights|publisher=Mubi}}</ref>
'''''Low Heights''''' (in Persian: ارتفاع پست, transliteration: Ertefa'e Past) is a 2002 Iranian [[thriller film]] directed by [[Ebrahim Hatamikia]] and starring [[Hamid Farrokhnezhad]], [[Leila Hatami]], [[Amir Aghaei]], [[Reza Shafiei Jam|Reza Shafiee Jam]], and [[Gohar Kheirandish]]. It was written by Hatamikia and [[Asghar Farhadi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Heights|url=http://mubi.com/films/low-heights|publisher=Mubi}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Ghasem (Hamid Farokhnezhad) together with his wife Narges (Leila Hatami), his mother and other relatives takes a flight to [[Bandar Abbas]], Iran, to get hired by an industrial company. Since the conditions of work and life are hardly satisfactory, everyone accepts the auspicious invitation. Narges (Leila Hatami) is the only one who knows the true intentions of her husband. Once the plane has taken off and reached its cruising altitude, Ghasem (Hamid Farokhnezhad) brings out a gun, disarms the only flight marshal, threatens the pilot and requires a change of destination to Dubai. During a time in which the attackers are distracted by internal altercations, the second security guard, who till then had been taken for a passenger, leaps at the [[air pirate]] and uses the moment of surprise to maneuver him out of his gun. As the plane again takes its way to the planned destination, a new maneuver conducted by Narges (Leila Hatami) succeeds in grabbing the gun and the hijackers once again redirect the plane to [[Dubai]]. Short of fuel, the plane ends up crashing into the water in the middle of nowhere.<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Heights|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/low_heights/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
Ghasem, together with his wife Narges, his mother and other relatives, takes a flight to [[Bandar Abbas]], Iran. He seeks to get hired by an industrial company. Since the conditions of work and life are hardly satisfactory, everyone accepts the auspicious invitation. Narges is the only one who knows the true intentions of her husband. Once the plane has taken off and reached cruising altitude, Ghasem takes out a gun, disarms the only flight marshal, threatens the pilot and requires a change of destination to [[Dubai]]. While Ghasem is distracted by internal altercations, a second security guard, who till then had been taken for a passenger, leaps at the [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacker]] and snatches his gun. As the plane again heads for the planned destination, a new maneuver conducted by Narges succeeds in grabbing the gun and the hijackers once again redirect the plane to Dubai. Short of fuel, the plane ends up crashing into the water in the middle of nowhere.<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Heights|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/low_heights/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>


The story is based on a true event which happened on December 13, 2000, when three members of an extended family of 23 tried to hijack a plane during an Iranian internal flight. Their actions only failed because of the timely reaction of the flight guards. The initial verdicts of death penalty and life imprisonment for the main culprits were later commuted to lengthy prison sentences.
The story is partly based on a true event which happened on December 13, 2000, when three members of an extended family of 23 tried to hijack a plane during an Iranian domestic flight. That flight however landed safely and the hijackers' actions failed because of the timely reaction of the flight guards. The initial verdicts of death penalty and life imprisonment for the main culprits were later commuted to lengthy prison sentences.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 5 October 2024

Low Heights
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ارتفاع پست
Directed byEbrahim Hatamikia
Release date
  • May 2002 (2002-05) (Iran)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Low Heights (in Persian: ارتفاع پست, transliteration: Ertefa'e Past) is a 2002 Iranian thriller film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia and starring Hamid Farrokhnezhad, Leila Hatami, Amir Aghaei, Reza Shafiee Jam, and Gohar Kheirandish. It was written by Hatamikia and Asghar Farhadi.[1]

Plot

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Ghasem, together with his wife Narges, his mother and other relatives, takes a flight to Bandar Abbas, Iran. He seeks to get hired by an industrial company. Since the conditions of work and life are hardly satisfactory, everyone accepts the auspicious invitation. Narges is the only one who knows the true intentions of her husband. Once the plane has taken off and reached cruising altitude, Ghasem takes out a gun, disarms the only flight marshal, threatens the pilot and requires a change of destination to Dubai. While Ghasem is distracted by internal altercations, a second security guard, who till then had been taken for a passenger, leaps at the hijacker and snatches his gun. As the plane again heads for the planned destination, a new maneuver conducted by Narges succeeds in grabbing the gun and the hijackers once again redirect the plane to Dubai. Short of fuel, the plane ends up crashing into the water in the middle of nowhere.[2]

The story is partly based on a true event which happened on December 13, 2000, when three members of an extended family of 23 tried to hijack a plane during an Iranian domestic flight. That flight however landed safely and the hijackers' actions failed because of the timely reaction of the flight guards. The initial verdicts of death penalty and life imprisonment for the main culprits were later commuted to lengthy prison sentences.

Cast

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Low Heights". Mubi.
  2. ^ "Low Heights". Rotten Tomatoes.
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