Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- earnest
- heroic
- serious war film night
- Iranian cinema viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Reza and fellow combatants undertake an effort to free Samireh after Iraqi forces capture her.
Samireh is a disabled young woman whose captivity becomes the emotional and strategic center of the conflict.
The plot is explicitly situated during the Iran–Iraq War and follows Iranian characters in Khuzestan.
The rescue unfolds around enemy-held territory in southern Iran, turning the local landscape into a site of confinement and combat.
Films like The Third Day, and why
Kanimambo
shared Iran–Iraq War setting, combat drama, and emotionally charged rescue narrative
A Very Long Engagement
shared wartime romance, military peril, and intimate human drama amid armed conflict
The Killing Fields
shared war-film focus on civilian vulnerability, rescue, and morally serious combat stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohammad Hossein Latifi
- Release Date
- 2007-06-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 3.4 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Pouria Poursorkh
- Baran Kosari
- Hamed Behdad
- Borzoo Arjmand
- Shahram Ghaedi
- Mehdi Sabaei
Common questions
- What is The Third Day about?
- A determined brother and his fellow fighters risk everything to rescue a disabled young woman held captive during the Iran–Iraq War.
- What is The Third Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Third Day as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Third Day violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Third Day as brutal.
- Which films are like The Third Day?
- Films with a similar feel include Kanimambo, A Very Long Engagement, and The Killing Fields.
- How long is The Third Day?
- The Third Day runs 115 minutes.
