Deportees 2
An irreverent Iranian ensemble comedy follows captured deportees and their endangered families through two interlocking wartime captivity crises.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- chaotic
- satirical
- group movie night
- iranian cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The deportees confront Iraqi imprisonment and camp authority through broad comic conflict.
The imprisoned men in the camp and their families on a hijacked airplane form parallel strands.
Bayram, Amir, Bijan, and the doctor must navigate captivity together while dealing with their captors.
The story places Iranian civilians and deportees within an Iraq-related wartime setting and captivity narrative.
Films like Deportees 2, and why
Deportees
shared Iranian war-comedy framing, ensemble dynamics, and comic treatment of military captivity
The Lizard
shared satirical wartime tone, broad ensemble humor, and civilians caught in military conflict
M*A*S*H
shared comic depiction of war-related confinement and irreverent ensemble storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Masoud Dehnamaki
- Release Date
- 2009-09-20
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 4.0 / 10 (18)
Cast
- Akbar Abdi
- Arjang Amirfazli
- Sepand Amirsoleimani
- Amin Hayaei
- Shila Khodadad
- Narges Mohammadi
- Mohammadreza Sharifinia
- Niousha Zeighami
- Leila Bolukat
- Amiraam
Common questions
- What is Deportees 2 about?
- An irreverent Iranian ensemble comedy follows captured deportees and their endangered families through two interlocking wartime captivity crises.
- What is Deportees 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Deportees 2 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Deportees 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Deportees 2 as mild.
- Which films are like Deportees 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Deportees, The Lizard, and M*A*S*H.
- How long is Deportees 2?
- Deportees 2 runs 114 minutes.
