Synopsis
جزیره آهنی
Squatters live on a mothballed oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The children attend a school on board; men harvest scrap metal and old oil in the hull; women keep house and raise children and Captain Nemat runs it all with an iron hand. We follow a lad who rescues fish trapped in the hull, an old man who stares at the sun, the idealistic teacher, and Ahmad, the Captain's assistant who has fallen in love with a young woman whose father wants to marry her to someone of means. What future has this sinking city?
The 2004–2006 Other Asia Window
49 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Iron Island sits at position #10.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Iron Island premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #122 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #91 of 356 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Sheherazad Media International, Farabi Cinema |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | October 5, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0472113 |