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
Iron Island holds position #10 of 49 Other Asia films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Iron Island premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Other Asia films in 2005.
The 178th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 18% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Other Asia films.
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 |