752 Is Not a Number

2022 Canadian film
752 Is Not a Number
Directed byBabak Payami
Written byBabak Payami
Produced byBabak Payami
StarringHamed Esmaeilion
CinematographyAmir Ghorbani Nia
Edited byHooman Shams
Production
company
Payam
Release date
  • September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

752 Is Not a Number is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Babak Payami.[1] The film centres on Hamed Esmaeilion, an Iranian dentist who is seeking information and justice following the death of his wife and daughter in Iran's 2020 shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.[2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022,[3] and was second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tanya Tagaq doc, Indigenous romance among Canadian titles added to TIFF slate". CityNews, August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Nicole Thompson, "In doc ‘752 Is Not A Number,’ Payami seeks to humanize victims of tragedy". Toronto Star, September 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Matthew Carey, "TIFF Announces Doc Lineup Highlighted By World Premiere Of Hillary And Chelsea Clinton-Executive Produced Film ‘In Her Hands’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
  • 752 Is Not a Number at IMDb
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