The Green Journey Explained

Genre:Drama
Family
Director:Mohammad Hossein Latifi
Starring:Parsa Pirouzfar
Mohammad Reza Sharifinia
Amin Tarokh
Sara Khoeniha
Hasan Pourshirazi
Gohar Kheirandish
Theme Music Composer:Karen Homayunfar
Country:Iran
Language:Persian
Num Episodes:15
Producer:Majid Ouji
Runtime:675 minutes
Network:IRIB TV3

The Green Journey (Persian :سفر سبز Safar-e Sabz) is a 2001 Iranian drama TV series directed by Mohammad Hossein Latifi.[1] The cast includes Parsa Pirouzfar, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Amin Tarokh, Sara Khoeniha and Gohar Kheirandish.

The Green Journey was aired in 15 episodes in 2001.

IRIB's Channel 3 broadcast the TV series in 2001, 2012 and 2016.[2] It was also broadcast by the Iranian entertainment network iFilm in 2012.

Synopsis

The story is about an Iranian born young man, who was adopted as an infant by a German couple and returns to Iran in order to find his birth mother. The narrative was partly inspired by the real life background of the Swedish Iranian Ashk Dahlén.[3]

Reception

The Green Journey is one of the most popular television series that has been produced in Iran.[4] According to statistics from IRIB, The Green Journey was well received by the viewers of whom the majority were women (67%) or youths (88%).[5]

The series has been praised by critics for its realistic way of portraying sensitive social issues and for its positive portrayal of Iranian adherents to Christianity.[6] This aspect was also the subject of severe criticism from some critics who complained that Muslims and the mosque were portrayed in a negative manner in contrast to Armenians who were portrayed as truthful and devotional and churches that were represented as pure and holy places of worship.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Green Journey . iFilmTv . iFilm . 3 January 2019.
  2. Web site: The Green Journey will start again . Iranian Students' News Agency . 10 October 2016 . ISNA . 2 January 2019.
  3. News: رویای دیدار مادر: دکتر سوئدی برای یافتن خانواده ایرانی خود به تهران آمد . 2 January 2019 . Iran Newspaper . IRNA . 8 November 1999.
  4. Web site: The Green Journey and the religious atmosphere between Islam and Christianity. Young Journalists Club . IRNA . 3 January 2019.
  5. News: Women are the largest audience of The Green Journey . 3 January 2019 . Tebyan . Tebyan Institute . 21 February 2005.
  6. Web site: The Green Journey and the religious atmosphere between Islam and Christianity . Young Journalists Club . IRNA . 3 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Mortazavi . Hesam . The television series The Green Journey . Kalameh . 3 January 2019.