Tehran - Parse Pasargadae Research Center in Iranian Fars province has produced a short documentary film in an attempt to bring the dignity of Persian ancient history into light and show its objection to the movie of 300 in which the reality about the history of Iran is distorted.

300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, itself a loose adaptation about the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. There is the controversy brewing over not so subtle bashing of the video game genre by film critics. In this movie the Spartan King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the last man against more than one million soldiers of Xerxes, the Persian Achaemenid King. In this movie the reality about Persian history has distorted to a great deal and it shows an ugly image from Persians which has evoked the emotions of millions of Iranians all over the world and has raised the objection of historians and experts of cultural heritage.

Parse Pasargadae Research Center has voiced its objection toward this movie with producing a documentary film which is a montage of some scenes of 300 and comparing them with the bas relief of Persepolis palace in which the image of king Xerxes can be seen clearly. In this 24-minute documentary, some parts of the 3D movie of Glory of Persepolis made by Fardin Rezayian have been also combined to show the magnificence of Persepolis to people.

Referring to some parts of Herodotus history in this film, Parse Pasargadae Research Center has also proved that the story of 300 is absolutely baseless.

According to authorities of Parse Pasargadae Research Center, this documentary movie will be screened during first and second of April 2007 in introducing hall of Persepolis alongside the other related movies.

300 was released on March 9, 2007 in the United States and despite all oppositions, this film has broken box office records until now although many critics have been raised over its style.

By Soudabeh Sadigh

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(pi) Source: CHN