Maritime Silk Road (Persian: راه آبی ابريشم) is a 2011 Iranian film[1] about a man called Soleiman Siraf who, according to historical documents, was the first sailor to cross the Indian Ocean to China. His route was then called the Maritime Silk Road and many merchants took that route to get their merchandise to China. One of the passengers in this film is a young man named Shazan Ibn Yusof who keeps a log of the voyage. The Maritime Silk Road started in The Persian Gulf and continued into India, Thailand and China. Shooting for some scenes in the film took place in Kanchanaburi, Thailand and used elephants from the Taweechai Elephant Camp.

Maritime Silk Road
Directed by	Mohammad Bozorgnia
Written by	Mohammad Bozorgnia
Produced by	Hasan Beshkofeh
Starring	Dariush Arjmand Reza Kianian Ezzatollah Entezami Bahram Radan Payam Dehkordi
Cinematography	Bahram Badakhshani
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Distributed by	Farabi Cinematic Foundation
Release date	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Budget	$8-10 million USD

Cast

• Dariush Arjmand as Soleiman Siraf
• Reza Kianian as Edris
• Bahram Radan as Shazan
• Ezzatollah Entezami as Slaver
• Pegah Ahangarani as Mahoora
• Payam Dehkordi as Mardas

Awards

• Crystal Simorgh National Best Film - 29th Fajr International Film Festival 2011
• Crystal Simorgh Best Special Effects - 29th Fajr International Film Festival 2011
• Crystal Simorgh Best Cinematography - 29th Fajr International Film Festival 2011
• The Silver Sword Best Film - International Historical And Military Films Festival 2013

See also

• Silk road

References

External links

• Maritime Silk Road at IMDb
• Maritime Silk Road at Film-International.com