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Released , 'Ashura' stars The movie has a runtime of about 22 min, and received a user score of 50 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "The Battle of Karbala was a military engagement that took place on 10 Muharram 61 AH October 10 680 in Karbala in present day Iraq between the forces of Yazid I the Umayyad caliph and Hussein the grandson of prophet Muhammad Hussein and all his supporters were killed women and children were taken as prisoners This battle is central to Shia Muslim belief in which the martyrdom of Hussein is mourned by an annual commemoration Ashura There are approximately 1 million Caferi Shiites in Turkey most of which live in Istanbul and the eastern border town of Igdir In Istanbul they inhabit a shantytown neighborhood in the outskirts of the city which they started building in the late 1970s The neighborhood is called Zeynebiye referring to Husseins courageous sister Zeyneb In ASHURA artist Köken Ergun has worked in close collaboration with the people of Zeynebiye documenting their preparations for the ceremonies in 2010"

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