# Iranian Film Set Photos The 'Sacred Defense' Series Depicts Sets Used to Film War Movies By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-10-09 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sacred-defense References: [featureshoot](http://www.featureshoot.com/2015/09/inside-irans-very-convincing-cinema-city/) & [wawrzynieckolbusz](http://wawrzynieckolbusz.com/sacred-defense/) Sacred Defense is the name of a [photo series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1), put together by Polish photographer Wawrzyniec Kolbusz, that captures film sets in Iran where films depicting the Iraq-Iran war are regularly shot. Kolbusz stumbled upon the cinema city, located close to Tehran, and discovered a whole array of permanent sets constructed solely for the purpose of filming war movies. Considered a military unit, the cinema city is difficult to get into, so Kolbusz had to spend a lot of time gaining their trust before he could get inside and capture these riveting images. Despite being rarely talked about these days, the Iran-Iraq war lasted 8 years and burned a deep hole in Iranian's collective memory, which is why it's so commonly depicted in Iranian films. Kolbusz's photographs do a great job bringing this rather unknown piece of Iranian culture to the fore. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.4/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Iranian War Movie Sets:** Opportunities for developing new products and services around these unique and permanent film sets that tell the story of a significant era of Iranian history. - **Cinematic War Tourism:** Opportunities for leveraging the popularity of Iranian war movies to attract tourists to the film sets and cinema city. - **International Interest in Iranian Film Industry:** Opportunities for expanding the international market for Iranian films and increasing collaboration with other film industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Film Industry:** The unique and permanent film sets in Iran present opportunities for new avenues of film production and innovation. - **Tourism Industry:** The popularity of Iranian war movies can offer new tourism opportunities for film enthusiasts interested in the country's history and culture. - **Entertainment Industry:** Opportunities for partnering with the Iranian film industry to produce top-rated war movies with a unique perspective. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dramatic Doomsday Bunker Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alastair-philip-wiper.md) - [Iranian-Inspired Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saba-yazdjerdi.md) - [Iranian Fabric Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iranian-fabric-design.md) - [Iran-Inspired Fabric Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-persia.md) - [Explosion-Damaged Sculpture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-into-darkness.md) - [Journalist-Focused Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shooting.md) - [Archive Film Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wes-anderson-the-archives.md) - [Airport-Based Retro Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twilight-of-the-warriors-walled-in.md) - [Dynamic Military Archive Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pritzker-military-archives-center.md)