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Imam Ali

1997–1998 · 1 season

A solemn, reverent historical epic that unfolds with slow gravity, weighing faith and power through long speeches and fateful battles.

Created by
Davood Mir-Bagheri
Genres
Drama, Documentary
Starring
Sirous Gorjestani, Vishka Asayesh, Parviz Parastouei
Overview
series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq.

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Created by
Davood Mir-Bagheri
Genres
Drama, Documentary
Starring
Sirous Gorjestani, Vishka Asayesh, Parviz Parastouei
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • power
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, documentary
Created by
Davood Mir-Bagheri
Written by
Davood Mir-Bagheri
Starring
Sirous Gorjestani, Vishka Asayesh, Parviz Parastouei, Mohammadreza Sharifinia, Siavash Shakeri, Dariush Arjmand, Mehdi Fathi, Anoshirvan Arjmand
Length
1 seasons, 22 episodes, 50 min each
Network
IRIB TV1
Languages
Arabic, Persian

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