2008 Iranian documentary about Anwar Sadat's assassination
The Execution of a Pharaoh
Persian
اعدام فرعون
Directed by
Mohsen Yazdi[1]
Produced by
Committee to Honor the Martyrs of the International Islamic Movement
Release date
Summer 2008
Running time
62 minutes
Country
Iran
Languages
Arabic Original, Farsi subtitles
The Execution of a Pharaoh, also translated as The Assassination of the Pharaoh (Persian: اعدام فرعون), is a 2008 Iranian documentary film produced by the Foundation for Honoring the Martyrs of the International Islamic Revolution Movement of Iran.
The film addresses the assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, condemning Sadat's policies and supporting the assassination. The film was widely criticized by Egyptian media, newspapers, filmmakers, and artists.[2][3] The movie is sixty-two minutes and is in Arabic with Persian subtitles.[4]
Following its release, allegations were made that the documentary had plagiarized content from a documentary produced and broadcast by Al Jazeera[5] as part of a series of documentaries for a program called Political Crime. Al Jazeera opened an investigation into the film, calling it a "media crime, theft and distortion" of the program it produced.[6]
This article is part of a series about
Anwar Sadat
Early life and revolutionary activities
Assassination
Presidency
Corrective Revolution (Egypt)
Infitah
1977 Egyptian bread riots
Family
Jehan Sadat (wife)
Atef Sadat (brother)
Talaat Sadat (nephew)
Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat (nephew)
Portrayals
The Days of Sadat
Sadat (miniseries)
Legacy
Sadat Museum
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^Russia Today news report on YouTube, accessed 3-8-2008
^"Egyptian newspapers attack Iran over 'Execution of a Pharaoh' movie". moheet.com. 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
^"Cairo officially protests Iran's 'pharaoh execution'". aaramnews.com. 8-7-2008. Archived from the original on 9/19/2008. Accessed on 7/23/2008.
^Melli, Ruznama Etemad. "Firouz Rajaifar Tahikandeh's film in a conversation with Etemad Melli; after the execution of Pharaoh". Archived from the original on 2020-01-26.
^"Al-Masry Al-Youm, Iranian media advisor: "Execution of a Pharaoh" is not Iranian and is produced by Al-Jazeera". www.almasry-alyoum.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^"Al Jazeera: 'Pharaoh's Execution' Media crime". timeturk.com. 2008-08-06. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
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