| Native Name: | غریب |
| Director: | Mohammad Hossein Latifi |
| Producer: | Hamed Angha (Production of Owj Arts and Media Organization)[1] |
| Starring: | Babak Hamidian Pardis Pourabedini Mehran Ahmadi Farhad Ghaemian |
| Country: | Iran |
| Language: | Persian |
Gharib (Unknown) (Persian: غریب) is a 2023 Iranian biographical war film directed by Mohammad Hosein Latifi.[2] Gharib portrays the story of an Iranian hero, Mohammad Boroujerdi, in Kurdistan in 1981–1982.[3] [4]
Gharib won six awards and earned 10 nominations at the 41st Fajr Film Festival.[5] [6]
"The Stranger" is a depiction of the events in Kurdistan that began a path to transform Mohammad Boroujerdi into the Messiah of Kurdistan. The film "The Stranger" depicts a part of Commander Mohammad Boroujerdi's era in the western region, and Hamed Angha wrote the screenplay based on the book "Mohammad; Messiah of Kurdistan" by Nosratollah Mahmoudzadeh. "The Stranger" will mark the return of Mohammad Hossein Latifi to the cinema of the Sacred Defense, and Babak Hamidian, who plays Boroujerdi, will once again experience playing the role of a martyr through this film.[7]
| 2023 | Fajr International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Mohammad Hosein Latifi | |
| Best Director | ||||
| Best National Film | ||||
| Best Actress | Pardis Pourabedini | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Farhad Ghaemian | Honorary diploma | ||
| Mehran Ahmadi | ||||
| Best Special Effects | Hamid Rasoulian | |||
| Best Makeup | Shahram Khalaj | |||
| Best Costume Design | Mohammadreza Shojaei | |||
| Best Production Design |