The Soil (in Persian: خاک "khak") is a 1973 Iranian film by Masud Kimiai from the novel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi. The film stars Behrouz Vossoughi, Farzaneh Taidi, and Faramarz Gharibian.[1][2]

The Soil
Directed byMasud Kimiai
Written byMasud Kimiai
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

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  1. ^ Parviz Jahed Directory of World Cinema: Iran 2012 p.105 1841503991 "Masoud Kimiai took a more secure path back to commercial film-making, and by using the story Dash Akol (Sadegh Hedayat) ... Kimiai's traditional hero still keeps on with his usual traditional method, and in films like Baluch, Khaak/The Soil, ..."
  2. ^ Jennifer Fay, Justus Nieland Film Noir: Hard-boiled Modernity and the Cultures of Globalization 113526385X 2009 "Director Masud Kimiai first explored the urban experience in his groundbreaking noir Gheisar (1969). ... These films include Reza Motori (the Biker), (1970), Dash Akol (1971), Khak (Soil), (1974), Baluch (1972), and the rather ..."