Night Bus

The film which is in sharp monochrome relates the story of a twentyfourhourlong journey of two young Iranian soldiers Issā and Emād and a civilian driver Amu Rahim transporting thirtyeight Iraqi prisoners of war taken from behind the Iraqi line to a garrison inside Iran From the details one is informed that the IranIraq War has entered into its third year The film masterfully depicts the deep inhumanity of acts of war amongst nations by showing the shared humanity of the combatants on both sides